Contemprary Tanka Poet Mariko Kitakubo. Article details.
English on-line literature magazine "Right Hand Pointing" poste my work
"Right Hand Pointing" in its issue 151 posted 4 Tan-Ku sets which Ms. Deborah P Kolodji and I created together.
Motherless
a lavender
bubble bath makes me
remember
the shades of
mum’s yukata (M)
combing out my hair
I close my eyes
and see her face (D)
Footsteps
autumn forest
deepens and deepens
in color
who knows
when I will disappear (M)
chilled by the wind
each step closer
to winter (D)
Mariko Kitakubo and Deborah P Kolodji
Sirius Rising
dog days
my maltipoo and I
stay inside and sleep (D)
the joy
of getting lost . . .
am I in
the sky or ocean?
lapis lazuli (M)
9th Inning
losing streak
the crack as his bat
hits a foul ball (D)
every motion
stops and restarts
slowly . . .
we catch our breath
Gyakuten Sayonara!! (M)
Deborah P Kolodji and Mariko Kitakubo