father's absent gaze ...
and yet
for brief moments
the warmth of his hand
touching my own
Gusts, 28, Autumn/Winter 2018
A Room of My Own: Wooden Jesus Tanka
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slanted sunlight
reaches Wooden Jesus on the cross
I close my eyes
... yet nothing whatever emerges
in my mind or my heart
FYI: This tanka could be read as...