Grand Canyon
by Veronica Hosking
No brick wall impedes
long trip down into canyon
I keep my distance
PHOTO: The Grand Canyon (Arizona) by Sonaal Bangera on Unsplash.
NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: The Grand Canyon is practically in my backyard. Every time we visit, I keep my distance from the edge. It is a spectacular view, but not recommended for anyone like myself with acrophobia.
PHOTO: The author at the Grand Canyon (2019).
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Veronica Hosking is a wife, mother, and poet. She lives in the desert southwest with her husband and two daughters. Her family and day job, cleaning the house, serve as inspiration for most of her poetry. She was the poetry editor for MaMaZina magazine from 2006-2011. “Spikier Spongier” appeared in Stone Crowns magazine (November 2013). “Desperate Poet” was posted on the Narrator International website and reprinted in Poetry Nook (February 2014). Silver Birch Press has published several of her poems upon first accepting “Rain Drops” in the Half New Year poetry collection (July 2014). She keeps a poetry blog at vhosking.wordpress.com.
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Veronica. Love your Haiku and had the same feelings when I last visited The Grand Canyon. Saw a man taking a picture of a woman and she was standing so close to the edge I was worried and didn’t appreciate the view. Visited your poetry blog and like that, too. Good work.