For Ezra Pound
an American
unties tangled threads
innocent
of Chinese ideograms
and weaves them anew
Respect English
is whispered into my left ear
Make it new
into my right --
the page remains blank
January 2010 issue of Magnapoets
Poetic Musings: Shelter Tanka by Marion Alice Poirier
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under the shelter
of a weeping willow tree
she sleeps at last
on damp earth and newspapers --
a haven, for one night
*NeverEnding Story*, February 23, 2026
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