to remember a shadow
that was never cast,
to celebrate the life
of a never born child
who did not stand here
in the full gaze of sunlight
but still leaves a shadow
that falls from the past
in the drifting darkness
of yesterday’s ash?
John Hawkhead is a writer from the South West of England whose work has been published all over the world. His book Small Shadows is from Alba Press
In the shadow behind dad’s photograph,
a deeper silence.
John Hawkhead is a writer and illustrator from the South West of England whose work has been published all over the world. His book of haiku, senryu and micropoetry, Small Shadows, is available from Alba Publishing and his Twitter account is @HawkheadJohn.
Settled now, I sit
under slow drifts of dust,
the tick of a clock.
John Hawkhead‘s short poems can be found all over the world. His book ‘Small Shadows’ is from Alba Publishing.
Tilting
the bottle
into
the blur.
John Hawkhead specializes in small writings. He lives in the South West of England. and his twitter site is @HawkheadJohn.
This summer dawn,
even her rose thorns
are soft with dew.
John Hawkhead specializes in small writings. He lives in the South West of England. and his twitter site is @HawkheadJohn.
Dementia ward—
the tip of his tongue
searching.
John Hawkhead is a writer and illustrator from the South West of England whose book Small Shadows is available from Alba publishing.
Morning practice,
the harpist plucks strings of sunlight.
John Hawkhead is a writer from the South West of England whose book ‘Small Shadows’ is available from Alba publishing.