on the morning
of her death, I sit
searching
for the small differences
between these wild finches

why couldn't I
have let myself love her?
the sun's warmth
as I sit in the graveyard
this spring morning

Kirsten Cliff lives in New Zealand with her hubby-to-be, and currently spends her days reading, writing, crafting, and photographing her way to wellness as she nears the end of her treatment for leukaemia. You can be part of her creative journey at Swimming in Lines of Haiku (http://kirstencliffwrites.blogspot.com)