Our World in Words

Vasana

meet me in familiar light: sconces, sun
mutual memories, leftover longing
let us relive eternities in split/seconds

For Issa.

This was first published in The Hooghly Review on April 15, 2022.

About the Author

Gretchen Filart

Gretchen Filart is a writer from the Philippines, where she weaves poems and essays about motherhood, love, healing, nature, and intersectionalities. A finalist in phoebe’s 2023 Spring Poetry Contest, her work shares space in Rappler, Defunkt, Barely South Review, and elsewhere. Connect with her on Twitter and Instagram @gretchenfilart, or her website, ourworldinwords.com. She’s usually friendly.

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