SAFFRON DREAMS
I keep hoping
Someone else will
Dazzle my dreams
With trees adorned by
Glorious saffron strands,
Like you once did.
© Karen Joslin, 2008
SPARE ROOM
Why am I holding on
To these old things
When you are
The treasure
In my box?
© Karen Joslin, 2009
OPHELIA
Silly orange cat
With pleading eyes
And plaintive meows
At shut cabinet doors,
Yearning for
Plastic bags.
© Karen Joslin, 1999
REGRETS
Handsome stranger
On the Promenade,
How I wish I had
Accepted your offer.
© Karen Joslin, 2008
TYPHOON
Rain weeps
Outside my window —
Not so rare
These days,
The second coming
Of El Niño.
© Karen Joslin, 2000
