to Langston Hughes
steep terrain
and long rows of grape vines . . .
my migrant dream
dries up like a raisin
under a scorching sun
Revision, Skylark 4:2, Winter 2016
One Man's Maple Moon: Wisteria Tanka by Masaoka Shiki
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*English Original*
a tuft of wisteria
arranged in a vase
was too short
it couldn't reach
the surface of the tatami
*Japanese Hermeneutics*, 2002
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