the 18th tanka in the sequence about diasporic experiences
standing still
three First Nations children
in twilight
my spring-roll stand
at the Taste of Greece Fest
Atlas Poetica, 15, 2013
One Man's Maple Moon: Beast and Cherry Blossoms Tanka by Fumi Saito
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*English Original*
long dead
the bones of a beast
decaying tonight
I am nearly choked
as cherry blossoms are falling
*White Letter Poems*, 1998
Fumi Saito...