I Count the Days Without You
The calendar lied to us,
saying twelve months make a year.
By instead counting weeks or moons
I find thirteen, and not one less.
But I would give my missing month
for one more hour with my love.
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This poem was chosen for an honorable mention from The Sejong Cultural Society in the 2024 Sijo Writing Competition and was published on their website. It received a Friends of Pacific Rim Award.