Saturday, June 28, 2025

Sultry Smell Tanka

the sultry smell
of grilled salmon and shrimp
our shoulders
close, closer to each other
and our wandering hearts, too



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dappled trail 
a summer breeze humming
our sweet nothings 


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after love
and her going back home
I take a shower
to wash away her trace
and another steamy night


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pity? I murmur ...
these women in red
sail to my shore
even disembark, and yet
never reach my interior