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
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...