the burden
of this early spring ...
tangled strands
of a young widow's hair
fall over her shoulders
Cattails, May 2016
One Man's Maple Moon: Plaintive Cry Tanka by Thelma Mariano
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*English Original*
the plaintive cry
of a sandpiper
trailing
in the distance
even he can’t say goodbye
Thelma Mariano
*Chinese Translation (Traditional)...