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A Haiku for Friday, December 13th

Posted on December 13, 2019 by Rachel Swirsky
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Unmoored, I’m a stone
pitching through bottomless dark
from nothing, toward–
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A Haiku for Monday, December 5th

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Rachel Swirsky
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Soon, the cold solstice
will spin us back toward the sun.
Until then, I nest.
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A Haiku for Thursday, November 21st

Posted on November 21, 2019 by Rachel Swirsky
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Winter-whitened sun

makes a cold, pretty morning–

gentle, short-lived light.

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A Haiku for Saturday, November 1st

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Rachel Swirsky
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The cold that nestles,

knits a blanket, lights a fire,

turns you toward yourself.

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A Haiku for Monday, October 28th

Posted on October 28, 2019 by Rachel Swirsky
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Cold, like Santa Cruz
in deep winter; Mike and I
walking now as then.
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A Haiku For Saturday, October 19th

Posted on October 19, 2019 by Rachel Swirsky
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The cold rain shivers.

I dart, indoors to indoors,

generous shelters.

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A Haiku For Friday, October 4th

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Rachel Swirsky
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The cold rain shivers.

I dart, indoors to indoors,

generous shelters.

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A Haiku For Friday, September 27th

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Rachel Swirsky
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God, it is so dark.

My throat closes like the night,

kaleidoscopic.

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A Haiku for Friday, September 20th

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Rachel Swirsky
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At five, the sky rusts.

My stride matches my husband’s,

a shared metronome.

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A Haiku For Monday, September 16th

Posted on September 16, 2019 by Rachel Swirsky
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The sky is no clock.

My body wants to obey

its demand for sleep.

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The cover of Rachel Swirsky's second collection, How the World Became Quiet
The cover of Rachel Swirsky's first collection, Through the Drowsy Dark

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