Parallax by Mark Gilbert
A Haiku Sequence
arch of sandstone
strange constellations
the same old moon
my reflection
travelling backwards
into my past
Hubble telescope
observing the past
and the future

*”my reflection” was previously published by The Haiku Foundation for the Window Haiku feature in April 2018
*”Hubble telescope” was previously published in Abyss & Apex in Issue 16 (2005)
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Mark Gilbert writes poetry and prose and in between. His work may be found in Atlas Poetica, Abyss & Apex, Narrow Road and Bamboo Hut. He lives in the UK.

