Fireflies’ Light: A Magazine of Short Poems

climate change


torrential rain
the loud slogans
of c(l)im(ate)


seashore debris...
the low pitched cry
of a herring seagull


heatwave—
my thoughts sink
into a perfect mirage


pointed icicles
the climate change myths
suspended in the fog


orange clouds
the faded memory
of spring dreams


bushfire—
rows of black stubble
in the family farm


footprints
of the sea ghost...
lichens on a rock


deforestation—
entangled my feet
the gnarled roots


ice eggs
tracing back
my past


arguments
about our future
acid rain


intermittent lightning
I seek solace
in my childhood dreams


climate change—
losing my shadow
in the day fog


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haiku grids

nimbus clouds	away from home	passing through	winter dream
drifting in the ripples	apple blossom petals	a moonlit path	lost into the fog
evening thoughts	stick to my hair	the first vow	nostalgia

ice eggs	under my feet	late night journey	without you
into pieces	a big sinkhole	out of nowhere	the falling star lost
old vows	his confession	the blue moon	inside me

Fireflies’ Light, issue #22 of Fireflies’ Light: A Magazine of Short Poems.