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: Petunias Tanka by Thelma Mariano
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*English Original*
rows of petunias
all pink and evenly spaced
to think
my life could have been
that predictable
Thelma Mariano
*Chinese Translation (Tr...