SO-SO

by Isabella Mori

Artwork by Janet Kvammen

by Isabella Mori 

it was so-so,
so along the river flowing;
was so-so,
waters humming along the shore;
so-so-so-so.
and a few clouds shone,
and a few suns covered
gurgling, easygoing waters;
and it was so-so,
and perhaps, i think,
i can see – so-so –
that so-so is good and just good enough.
i don’t need more-more.

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Isabella Mori lives in Vancouver and is the author of two books of and about poetry, A bagful of haiku – 87 imperfections, and isabella mori’s teatable book. She won the 2018 Cecilia Lamont prize for poetry and is currently enrolled in Simon Fraser University’s, The Writers Studio. Mori also writes short stories, novels, and non-fiction, and was a translation contributor (from English to German) in Reading Canada, a profile of Canada’s diverse literature commissioned for the 2017 Frankfurt Book Fair. She has a Masters Degree in Education, works in the mental health/addiction field and is currently working on a book that combines creative fiction, interviews and research on the topics of mental health and addiction.