Publicized in Tanka Society of America: Mariko Kitakubo

Tanka Cafe Theme: Epiphany

is he an evil spirit
or a god,
that handsome Masai boy--
his gleaming body
has the gloss of silk

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we go back
back to the scarlet DNA
of original sin
all the way to the womb
of Cain's mother, Eve

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joined together by his umbilical cord
I hold my son-then
all the stars in heaven
fall down on me

Tanka Café: Theme "Roads"

in a pool of sun
rusted railroad tracks--
those teenage years
like a fever
galloped through me

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as they go past
those car wheels sound like
they're dragging
my weekend feeling
away by its tail

Tanaka Café:theme "Giving"

joined together
by his umbilical cord
I hold my son--then
all the stars in heaven
fall down on me

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empowered
by untold millions
of silent stars,
night by night
my child is growing

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