donning a sweater
I step outside and embrace
the shadows—
in my heart I know resistance
deepens the darkness

hoping my breath
reaches you far away. . .
a crescent moon
holds the brightest star
on this winter solstice


the autumn sun
follows me down the bench…
touching things
I hope you will find
when I am no longer here

Wende Skidmore DuFlon lives in a small town outside La Antigua, Guatemala with her husband and children. The world through a haiku optic and the learning that comes from sharing work with other writers is wonderful for Wende. See her work in Frogpond, The Heron's Nest, Modern Haiku, Simply Haiku, Haiku Society of America Anthology 2009 and 2010, and Ribbons.