
You hoped the irises
Might dispel our loneliness
But they couldn’t
Irises
My first memories of you
Tinged with sadness
But now I see you
Everywhere, in the wild
And you make me smile



photos by me, art by Kawase Hasui
Calli Mulligan is an author, poet, and dreamer who finds great inspiration in the natural world

You hoped the irises
Might dispel our loneliness
But they couldn’t
Irises
My first memories of you
Tinged with sadness
But now I see you
Everywhere, in the wild
And you make me smile



photos by me, art by Kawase Hasui