Three Haiku by Joshua Eric Williams

dearest taken
willow oak—
my sister, too

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blackberry sky
the oversoul in
a murmuration

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silent saturday
slowly opening
my fist

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Joshua Eric Williams’s work usually focuses on the intersection of the human, the wild, and the spiritual. His poetry can be found in many online and print journals, including Rattle, Modern Haiku, The Heron’s Nest, and Literary Matters. His website is thesmallestwords.com, and he can be found on X, @Hungerfield.