Inventory of Daily Phenomena - Leanne Waverly Sy
Mayas chirping early in the morning.
Instant coffee with milk.
Flowers.
Moving clouds.
Mini rainbows caused by light refraction.
Personal playlists.
Official Gudetama Instagram posts.
Getting your favorite character in a gacha pull.
Cartoon reruns.
The occasional airplane.
Zebra doves flying in synchronized circles.
Food delivery.
Text messages and video calls.
Maneki-neko waving hello in public.
New calendar pages.
Finished to-do lists.
Unidentified Flying Bird spotted above the gate.
Streetlamps.
Formless shadows.
Opalescent sunsets.
Lunar phases.
Stargazing from the bedroom window.
The neighborhood rooster which only crows between midnight and five a.m., providing a raucous bedtime lullaby.
The poem was originally published in both the Facebook page of Elements Magazine on March 21, 2022 and Morning Fruit Magazine on June 10, 2022
Leanne Waverly Sy is a Chinese Filipino writer with a degree in Creative Writing. Her work has been published in Yuzu Press, Healthline Zine, Honeyguide Literary Magazine, Iceblink Lit, Aster Lit, and other publications. She won the Starlit Award for Poetry in 2023.
