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Circling
The birds build their nests in circles
Because theirs is the same religion as ours.
I am blessed with a round window in my kitchen.
I can wash my hands at the sink
And look, as through a telescope,
At the shifting leaves of the oak,
The bright oleanders, turning in the summer wind,
The long feather-fingers of the eucalyptus.
The red-headed woodpeckers,
Strong searchers, find their food in the dark branches,
Feed their children high in the deep green,
And the circle of sky holds us all.
from Searching in Circles (Kelsay Books, 2025)
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| Rose Anna Higashi |
Rose Anna Higashi is a retired professor of English Literature, Japanese Literature, and Poetry who lives in Honolulu with her husband, Wayne. She writes a haiku every day and publishes a monthly blog, “Tea and Travels” on her website, myteaplanner.com. Her poems appear in a variety of online and print media, including Poets Online, whose editors nominated her for the Pushcart Prize. Kelsay Books is scheduled to publish her third volume of poetry, Searching in Circles, in 2025.
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