I received my first journal acceptance of 2023! Poetry Pea will feature the following haiku on their podcast on February 20th and in their journal in July.
rubbing my thumb
against each bruise
…windfall apples
The great thing about haiku is you can read as much or as little into it as you’d like. This one can feel a bit sinister, but mostly I imagine the apples I’ve eaten that are already brown and mushy before biting into them…


