First flush –harbinger of all the joyyet to bloom ©Copyright Brendan E Byrne 2021. All rights reserved.

Crescent moon –against love’s scimitarmy helpless heart ©Copyright Brendan E Byrne 2021. All rights reserved.

Frost on the ground –following the footstepsof someone else ©Copyright Brendan E Byrne 2021. All rights reserved.

Another diet –losing all the weight I gainedholding onto you ©Copyright Brendan E Byrne 2021. All rights reserved.

Tiny trilobitesturned to stone in riverbeds –us dead and buried ©Copyright Brendan E Byrne 2021. All rights reserved.

Suddenlyin the space of a heartbeat –Autumn colour ©Copyright Brendan E Byrne 2021. All rights reserved.

Across the canvassplashes in orange and blue –new day beginning ©Copyright Brendan E Byrne 2021. All rights reserved.

Remembering youmy heart is no longer bruised –gentle Summer rain ©Copyright Brendan E Byrne 2021. All rights reserved.

When I said goodbyethe summer rain softly fellwatering bonsai ©Copyright Brendan E Byrne 2020. All rights reserved.

From the sake flaskthe waters of Oirasepour out to the sea *The word choshi is a reference to […]