autumn sunrise
over the Taj Mahal
teardrops on her cheek
those three words
slip out of my mouth
Tower of Pisa
Venice
something I've missed
in her watery eyes
a hazy moon
over the Rashomon Gate
does she love me?
Tibetan Plateau
faded prayer flags flutter
in the autumn wind
Great Wall
resting in autumn moonlight
the shadow and I
Lake Ontario
cupped in my hands
her moon face
Sketchbook, 6:4, July/August 2011
One Man's Maple Moon: Welcoming Warmth Tanka by Thelma Mariano
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*English Original*
across the darkness
lights on the far shore beam
a welcoming warmth
like the friends and lovers
we will meet by reaching out
Thelma Mari...