Book of the Week – Only Whispers by Gabriel Bates

Gabriel Bates is a contemporary poet living in southeast Kansas. His work has appeared in several publications, online and in print. Be sure to check out his Poet Profile on the Haiku Registry.

coming home
to no new messages
lingering rain

burnt fields
so much we take
for granted

disappearing
everywhere I go
ghost moon

incense haze
finding each other
through the night

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