Thanksgiving night
Yo, all the iPods are gone
a man yells to the line
of cross-border shoppers
who camp outside Best Buy
my first time
to sleep at Best Buy
she smiles
as a shouting match
erupts inside the store
the staff yells
the 47-inch flat screens
are sold out
people waiting outside
shiver in the cold morning
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...