the 29th tanka in the sequence about diasporic experiences
sorry,
you're overqualified
for the job...
I crush the morning sun
in an icy puddle
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...