the train whistle
echoing in the distance
the Stars and Stripes
flapping in the wind…
the lost look in her eyes
Sketchbook, 7:3, May/June 2012
One Man's Maple Moon: Welcoming Warmth Tanka by Thelma Mariano
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*English Original*
across the darkness
lights on the far shore beam
a welcoming warmth
like the friends and lovers
we will meet by reaching out
Thelma Mari...