she finger-writes
those three words on my chest . . .
the sting
of the promise
my ex failed to keep
Atlas Poetica, 24, 2016
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...