Rain Haibun
Watching that thought slide down the wall
into the grass. Losing it and the next,
celebrating each. How quickly the body
accepts decay. This knee, those arteries.
A fragmented life. Not even the rain
brings us back.
The ticking roof
swells with thunder.
My old friends, waiting.
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“Rain Haibun” first appeared in The Larger Geometry: poems for peace, available at Amazon. This anthology of poems that “uplift, encourage and inspire,” features poets from five countries and three continents. Published by the interfaith peaceCENTER of San Antonio, Texas, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All proceeds from the sale of this anthology go to benefit the peaceCENTER.
I’m pleased to have had a small role in selecting the poems.
Contributing poets include Lynne Burnett, Charlotte Hamrick, Daryl Muranaka, Stephanie L. Harper, Sudhanshu Chopra, Texas Poet Laureate Carol Coffee Reposa, Michael Vecchio, Rebecca Raphael and others.
O at the Edges 
Very beautiful!
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Thank you, Lucy!
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This poem is always fresh when I read it (that last line!)! And thanks for the shout-out, Bob – I’m honoured to be included in that anthology.
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Thanks, Lynne! It was an exceptional anthology.
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Yes, it was!👍
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Haunting … will reflect on this!
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I wrote this knowing that my life, as it was at that time, was about to end. Sobering, yet joyful.
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Enjoyed the post robert!
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Thanks very much! By the way, I found your comment in my spam folder. I don’t have a clue why it was there, but thought you should know.
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Welcome! 🙂
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Welcome! 🙂 Yeah, they might be censoring me. I write with an edge, I guess. I don’t know why my comments go to spam, though. Oh well…
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