a dung beetle
lies on its back
with its feet
toward the starless sky
this hopeless life, and yet . . .
Atlas Poetica, 34, 2018
One Man's Maple Moon: Jacaranda Tanka by Jackie Chou
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*English Original*
jacaranda
in the distance
your mind
yet a purple dream
beyond my grasp
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