at her door
the stepfather banging banging …
years later
sounds of the night remain
in the marrow of her bones
Skylark 4:1, Summer 2016
One Man's Maple Moon: Tree Tanka by Steve Neumann
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*English Original*
you ask why
I laugh at such heavy things
to survive —
a tree needs its blossoms
as much as its roots
Steve Neumann
*Chinese Translatio...
