The verdict blasts from the wall-mounted TV. The diners, mostly white, freeze, and the silence falls over the room. Suddenly, clapping, cheering, and yelling from waiters and the kitchen staff.
One Man's Maple Moon: Procession Tanka by James Tipton
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*English Original *
at the head
of the procession
an old man
balances on one hand
the tiny white coffin
*Take Five: Best Contemporary Tanka, III*, 201...
