morning air
heavy with the fragrance
of lilac ...
another day as pale
as the day before
FYI: This tanka could be read as a sequel to the following:
at 3 a.m.
sleepless once again ...
this crescent moon
this gray-haired stranger
in the bedroom window
Added: Yellowing Memories, IV
this rage
boxed up for years ...
in attic light
I read letter by letter
written by my young self
FYI: This tanka could be read as a sequel to the following:
Yellowing Memories, III
a photo slips
from The Catcher in the Rye
17-year-old me
not afraid of anyone
except myself
Added:
a burst of colors
this wintry morning
kingfishers in flight
