eating tangerines
while I listen to you
shower
—Aurora Antonovic
About the author: Aurora Antonovic is a Canadian writer, editor, and visual artist whose work has appeared over one thousand times in publications spanning eleven countries and five continents. She is a recent winner in the 2005 Tanka Splendor Awards, and a Pushcart Prize nominee. She is a member of The Bohemian Poet, a collective poet/artist group headed by Michael Ladanyi.
After the speedily picnic,
skins of fruits floating idly
in the river bed
aurora
autumn night --
warmth from her hand, to my heart
so thin
the blade
cuts so deep
before the
October sunrise
tea with lemon
dirty dishes in the sink
her leaving ...
fresh in my mind
-
autumn morning
the peeled clementine's smell
in hot cocoa
thinking how to make
this birthday most special
again
solitary dog's howls -
midnight, again