maple branches etch
the inky blue sky
stars seek
one another to bear witness
I set fire
to my murderer, pondering
teardrops on the cheek of time
Spring issue of Rust+Moth
Reading More and Writing Better: Don Tanka by Chen-ou Liu
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*History Often Rhymes*, I: "the Donroe Doctrine"
the Don posed
behind the Resolute Desk
with fingers cocked
for the cameras' rapid fire ...
a map crossed w...
