written for World Refugee Day
sunlight flickers
in a newborn's eyes
refugee convoy
Modern Haiku, 49:2, Summer 2018
One Man's Maple Moon: Wisteria Tanka by Masaoka Shiki
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*English Original*
a tuft of wisteria
arranged in a vase
was too short
it couldn't reach
the surface of the tatami
*Japanese Hermeneutics*, 2002
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