the shadow
of a minaret ...
blood stains
Japanese Translation by Hidenori Hiruta
光塔の影...
血で汚れる
Akita International Haiku Network, March 1, 2019
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...