Three Sodden Weeks

By Melinda J. Irvine 21 January 2018

(passing) green stretched rice fields
the tiny hut
twinned rainbow of T-shirts

Daily Post: Horizon
I’m part of Post A Day 2018
Location: San Dionisio, Iloilo (Philipppines)

Riding the bus through the first full day of sunlight in weeks inspired this little haiku poem. I wish I’d asked the driver to stop as the sight of week of washing against an entire rice farm was striking.

Tags: Haiku Laundry Poetry

Published by Melinda J. Irvine

Melinda J. Irvine is an Australian writer, poet, and blogger living between the Philippines and Australia. Mel is adopted mum to Jerry, a Filipino boy she met in 2015 while volunteering after Typhoon Yolanda. All the money she earns as a freelance writer and author get her one step closer to legally adopting Jerry — plus helping the other kids from his village go to school. View all posts by Melinda J. Irvine