Loneliness assumes its wifely role at dawn
preparing for me three meals of tenderness
Moon is an unstable mistress after sunset
seducing me with the waxing and waning of its charms
Though polygamous, Dream is my true love
offering comfort no matter what the time of day
March 2010 issue of Word Catalyst
One Man's Maple Moon: Hardest Place Tanka by Sergio A. Ortiz
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*English Original*
out at sea
with no wind in my sails …
the hardest
place to be
is by your side
*hedgerow*, 19, 2015
Sergio A. Ortiz
*Chinese Translat...