five monoku by Michael O’Brien

autumn bough the outline of a dream

bluebells a child’s closing eyes

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heat death a deer breaks for cover

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white talisman a hand becomes a mouth

Bio:

Michael O’Brien is the author of, As Adam (UP Literature), Big Nothing (Bones), The Anabasis of Man (Yavanika Press) et.al. His writing has been published widely in print and on the internet, and translated into other languages. You can follow him on twitter @michaelobrien22

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