a map of Taiwan
stained with water marks
hangs on my attic wall --
Silent Night floats
from the Christmas parade
Gusts 15, Spring/Summer 2012
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...