the 19th tanka in the sequence about diasporic experiences
a Mohawk youth
and an old Canadian
shout at each other...
we're here because we're here
if you must have a reason
Atlas Poetica, 15, 2013
A Room of My Own: Shard of Sunlight Tanka
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*just to be alive ...*
one long shard of sunlight
through a gap
in the bedroom curtains
touches my tear-streaked face
FYI: L1 alludes to the following:
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