Le Voyage Magnifique

Heirlooms

Family secrets
remained hidden in old box
on top closet shelf,

until Mama passed away
without any forewarning.

We found treasures there,
but those late discoveries
did not ease the pain.

Notes on the Oriental Octet form of poetry ▼

The Oriental Octet is a merging of the Japanese Tanka and Haiku devised by James R. Gray, as described and demonstrated in the following link: https://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/topic/2008-form-unique-to-the-study-and-writing... .