Found bracelet
the poet tries to fasten it
to my wrist -
missing clasp

Father's box of tricks
brought in from the garage
to fix my case -
magic.

Spring shower -
in the back yard
a trio of snails
neighbours arguing

Three horses sea-swimming
spotted just as
the camera film runs out.

The Chi practitioner
picking out the chord of A
on my left pulse.

Maeve O'Sullivan is from Dublin. Her work has appeared in a number of Irish journals including Acorn, Women's Work, Haiku Spirit and Incognito. She was awarded first prize in the 1999 Listowel Writers' Week Poetry Competition. A freelance journalist, she writes the fortnightly Literary Live column in The Event Guide and is co-host of the Writersí Inc programme on Dublinís Anna Livia FM.