she’s stretched out
in the pose of an odalisque
a farewell gift
on the wall of the room
I live in alone
Every Day Poets (June 15, 2012)
A Room of My Own: Before Jesus Tanka
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a bare heart
and a humbled mind
before Jesus --
patch by patch filtered sunlight
slips beyond the chapel door
FYI: This could be read as a prequel to my ta...
