Rush hour cancelled
only a learner driver
tense white face
Attention span
shrinks
seventeen syllables
Abandoned offices
more and more birds
join the conference call
Masked chef’s gloves
offer steaming soba
my gratitude bows
Foolish to be lulled
by fine autumn rain?
I’m a fool, then…
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Faye Brinsmead is an Australian writer. Her work has been published in various UK and US literary journals and anthologies. She tweets microfiction and haiku @ContesdeFaye.