in the middle of the lecture
on astrology
we saw summer stars
in each other's eyes
fearing
what would come out of my heart
I pulled her tight
into my arms
putting my mouth on hers
she laughed
Yesterday was a one-off
just that once
drifting in the chill spring air
the theme song from Ghost
I walk alone
down a leafy path
drenched in a shower
of summer memories
a fork in the road ahead
Lynx,XXVI:3, October 2011
Note: the first tanka was anthologized in Take Five : Best Contemporary Tanka, 4, 2012
