I can't stand
the thought of all those I's
in poetry
I undress the muse's mind
with words, wine, and moonlight
Spent Blossoms: Tanka Society of America Members’ Anthology 2015
One Man's Maple Moon: Autumn Wind Tanka by Thelma Mariano
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*English Original*
treetops sway
in a sudden autumn wind
too fierce to last
so, too, I bend tonight
to the passion in yo...
