maple leaves
tremble in the autumn wind
a pool of blood
in the long shadow
of the Peace Tower
A Hundred Gourds, 4:2, March 2015
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...