the wall clock
chimes, chimes, then stops . . .
in dim light
the Iraq War veteran’s mouth
turns into an O shape
Atlas Poetica, 25, 2016
One Man's Maple Moon: Beast and Cherry Blossoms Tanka by Fumi Saito
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*English Original*
long dead
the bones of a beast
decaying tonight
I am nearly choked
as cherry blossoms are falling
*White Letter Poems*, 1998
Fumi Saito...