Leftover

I.
sparrows splash
in the remains of
last night’s puddles

II.
blackberries we
did not pick
left for the birds

III.

an empty chair
we all noticed
still left with grief

 

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Image: Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Gauguin’s Armchair, Wikipedia Commons

Words: haiku, c.b.w. 2015

Part of the 2015 November Poem A Day Chapbook Challenge (Poetic Asides via Writer’s Digest) for the November 27 Prompt: leftover

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