the year dying
nothing in this rented room
but my old dog
year's end
a mix of rain and snow
darkens the night
midnight countdown
staring at me a stranger
in the mirror
NeverEnding Story, December 31, 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...