a ponytailed girl
pounds a man relentlessly
with her queen ...
sweat dripping off his head
onto the chessboard
NeverEnding Story, December 9, 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...