die and you will be great
says the devil in the shade of the poplar
and I start writing goodbye letters
in languages known only to the rivers
and the mountains
I put them on your bedside table
but when you call me and ask
why did you leave me a jug full of stones?
I laugh out loud
for in those stones
I hid my most tender
whispers
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Réka Nyitrai is a spell, a sparrow, a lioness’s tongue — a bird nest in a pool of dusk. She is the recipient of a Touchstone Distinguished Books Award for her debut haiku volume “While Dreaming Your Dreams”. Her full length poetry collection will be out with Broken Sleep Books in 2024.