Loneliness assumes its wifely role at dawn
preparing for me three meals of tenderness
Moon is an unstable mistress after sunset
seducing me with the waxing and waning of its charms
Though polygamous, Dream is my true love
offering comfort no matter what the time of day
March 2010 issue of Word Catalyst
One Man's Maple Moon: Cold Light Tanka by Sonam Chhoki
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*English Original*
throbbing headache
blinds drawn against the dawn
I picture
in the rise and fall of notes
birds flitting in the cold light
*A Hundred Gou...
