Contemprary Tanka Poet Mariko Kitakubo. Article details.
Under the Basho posted 5 pcs. of Tan-Ku
Five works were posted in Under the Basho, including one piece by Tan-Ku as a preface.
Thank you very much to everyone at Under the Basho.
Fireworks – a Tan-Ku
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Written by: Mariko Kitakubo and Deborah P Kolodji
Published: 09 August 2024
longing
is always lonely sky...
under
the jacaranda
fireworks finale (M)
far away and yet…
the meteor shower
lights up the sky (D)
Mariko Kitakubo
Deborah P Kolodji
(2024.7.1)
Mariko writes:
This is the one of our last Tan-Ku set published in Colorado Boulevard.net.
I subconsciously wrote something that predicted her death, and she responded kindly to it.
I will continue to live with her spirit, supported by our eternal bond.
Golden Poppies – a Tan-Ku
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Written by: Mariko Kitakubo and Deborah P Kolodji
Published: 09 August 2024
abandoned
at the end
of the world
you are forgotten
sunshine seeds (M)
lashes flutter
as I dream
golden poppies (D)
quiet
colors of dawn
on the packet
the disabled artist
opens my eyes (M)
morning light
I reach for a pair
of gardening gloves (D)
my rebirth
in the early summer
breeze…
Invisible tiny lives
in a soft lump of soil (M)
planted
in the rich earth
I long for your blooms (D)
Mariko Kitakubo
Deborah P Kolodji
Cape May – a Tan-Ku
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Written by: Mariko Kitakubo and Deborah P Kolodji
Published: 09 August 2024
without talk
just smiles for each other
two beach chairs
at sunset
we need nothing (M)
lull tide
two gulls skim
the horizon (D)
under
the cloud-shaped
angel,
standing on the dune
I believe in miracles (M)
the music of the sea
calms my weary spirit
footprints in the sand (D)
what
am I searching for...
following
the tracks
seabirds leave (M)
land’s end
our eyes on the lighthouse
against the clouds (D)
Mariko Kitakubo
Deborah P Kolodji
Prehistory – a Tan-Ku
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Written by: Mariko Kitakubo and Deborah P Kolodji
Published: 09 August 2024
what did he
stammer
that night
super blue moon
over the Balkans (M)
summer evening
the clarity
of my hearing aid (D)
sometimes
better not to know
everything...
the lilies of the field
the birds of the air (M)
butterflies flitter
flower to flower
dreams (D)
the lost
continent,
Greater Adria
transparent wings
of giant dragonflies (M)
plucking petals
from a daisy
my own evolution (D)
Mariko Kitakubo
Deborah P Kolodji
Passengers – a Tan-Ku
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Written by: Mariko Kitakubo and Deborah P Kolodji
Published: 09 August 2024
changing
trains to return
home ...
long railway
through grasslands (M)
midnight silence
the sound of a far off
air whistle (D)
I can't remember
the name of the bridge...
still playing
hide and seek
with mom's ghost (M)
bare hills
my mother’s stories
about the troop train (D)
the door
opens and closes
so many faces...
departure bell
for my life ,again (M)
Cabernet Sauvignon
I sit in the dining car
alone (D)
Mariko Kitakubo
Deborah P Kolodji
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