Youngster
In early spring,
a bud sustains
a crown of snow.
She claims,
“Look, Mother Nature,
My crown is evaporating,
Only you are constant.”
“Look, Mother Nature,
I’m here!”
She exclaims.
Aviva Derenowski
Aviva Derenowski lives in Staten Island, New York. She practices Vipassana meditation for an hour twice daily. She published three books, including Talking to my mother - 99 anecdotes and edited the anthology Celebrating Our Mothers. Aviva published poems in Ariel Chart, Love & Spine Fiction Showcase, and Literary Yard; short fiction in Synchronized Chaos; and non-fiction in Communities.
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