first night
of deportation . . .
a child
looking at the grass
covered with frost
Cattails, April 2017
Poetic Musings: Makeup Tanka by Lorelyn De la Cruz Arevalo
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petal after petal
red on red
how many
layers of makeup
to look undead
Tanka Society of America's Special Feature: "Work," April 5, 2023
Lorelyn De la Cruz ...