A day lost in labyrinth
a reticent hospital room
moderate nurse carrying
syringes of eternal truce.
His pastoral ruby romance
his unoriginal lover..
through the cherry blossoms
the unsung haiku clamour
wispy sun sieving
her early morning face..
the needle through his vein
now a rudimentary cliche.
Promises and denials
up in the smoke rings
Chemo had a tangent
O my holy daffodil!
Fallen hair screaming
Aplomb pulverized
Farewell seems easy
and our chorus plagiarized.
Tomorrow will be another
disquieting splinter
an appealing dream of you…
Aah! or a goodbye midwinter.
