Just who is that man?
He inhabits my photos
Seemingly happy.
Doesn’t he know that he has
The weight of a world on him?
Tag: Tanka
Sky-touched
We sky-touched; dancing
Celebrants of the old way
Music of learning,
Discovering new secrets
Broken, repaired, and purchased
To share is human:
Long Night’s Drive
He drove the whole night
Through waves of numbing fatigue
To see her home safe
So tired and so lonely
But worth all of it for her
To share is human:
melancholy sky
Is it fair?
is it fair that she
should grow up underneath a
melancholy sky?
maybe not, but nobody
gets to choose their cover
To share is human:
No, Summer…
No, Summer, you can’t —
I’m using my heart right now,
It’s not yours to keep.
Let me go, so I can be
Right where Autumn will find me
To share is human:
a distant fortress
a distant fortress
of dreams that washed over us
in breaths like wavelets
that come from distant places
and carry us past sorrow
To share is human:
in autumn once
Felt, seen.
felt, in autumn, once —
seen beside the barren hill,
your freedom – and mine –
the wind that cool blew your scent?
it is never coming back
