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.