walking
towards the opened door
I’m pushed by GO riders
sadness comes
and helps shut me in
a maple leaf
drifts through the window
and lands on me
I, too, have wandered
from my natural path
getting off the train
I drag myself to the place
I live
no one for company
traffic sounds cheer me along
March / April, 2010 issue of Sketchbook
Note: GO Transit is an inter-regional public transit system in Southern Ontario, Canada
One Man's Maple Moon: Crevices Tanka by Jackie Chou
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*English Original*
tiny crevices
on the concrete road
the small chances
with which I blossom
like a wildflower
*Oblivious to Daffodils: Haiku and Tanka of ...
