she’s gone for good . . .
my German Shepherd
sits on the empty side
of this king-size bed
watching the sunrise with me
Atlas Poetica, 37, 2019
Reading More and Writing Better: Cocked Rifle Tanka
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*life is so good*
*why am I dying for this?*
on the hilltop
of the West Bank settlement
he mutters with a cocked rifle
Note: Ls 1&2 allude to the existen...