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| Anas Hinde |
Waiting in the Waves
Dawn and dusk are soundless
When, like the first pink peony opening,
A glow appears in the murky line
Between sky and sea,
And later in silence,
The huge red orb descends,
Surrounded by quiet islands,
In the dark Sea of Japan.
Doves coo before sunrise.
On the windward coast,
Mynahs call out at first light,
And the waves lap and lilt on the sand
Or crash against the lava stones
If high tide comes with twilight.
But light itself and darkness speak only to the soul—
To the listeners who lift our hearts and eyes,
Breathless and grateful
For the gift that will come.
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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