the dimples
the curve of her smile ...
snow-capped
Mount Fuji in a corner
of her hospital window
Honorable Mention, 2018 Mt. Fuji Tanka Grand Prix Contest
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...