she whispered
I am in love
and love what vanished ...
my thoughts of her floating
in the dark sea of night
originally accepted for (now defunct) Lynx, 29:3, October 2014
One Man's Maple Moon: Welcoming Warmth Tanka by Thelma Mariano
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*English Original*
across the darkness
lights on the far shore beam
a welcoming warmth
like the friends and lovers
we will meet by reaching out
Thelma Mari...