TANKA FOR NOVEMBER
the lanquid nights gone-
chill winds, hinting of winter
chase away lovers;
bare branches let in the sky
and the earth turns brown
Anglo-Japanese Tanka Society Journal, Jan. 2005
November winds
rippling across my back-
your hand on mine;
the feel of each bony knuckle
warms me through
Presence, Sept. 2005
Ash Moon Anthology March 2008
autumn leaves
brightened with mist
like jewels;
mine to borrow
again this year
Ribbons, March 2008
Announcement: My new book, ANCIENT HISTORY, haibun and tanka prose , is available on cyberwit.com and Amazon
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
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