Corner of Oz
enclosed with lush greenery
near the waterfront ...
time-wave after time-wave
takes me there through dreams
FYI: L1 alludes to the Land of OZ, a fantasy world introduced in the 1900 children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. And The Wizard of Oz is long considered LGBTQ, the first gay coded movie: "The struggles faced by Dorothy, Toto, and friends, especially against the Wicked Witch of the West and her flying monkeys can metaphorically mirror the difficulties of coming out. How the group of outcasts worked together likewise mirrors LGBTQ people who create new chosen families." For more, see Manish Mathur, "Talk Film Society," Nov 4 2019: Reel Pride: The Wizard Of Oz (1939)
This tanka could be read a sequel to the following:
On the Brink of Trumperica, IX
the White House
pronounces, only two sexes...
trans youth trapped
between black-and-white Kansas
and rainbow-colored Oz
And for more about LGBTQ+ poems, see Special Feature: Selected Poems for Reflections on LGBTQ Rights in the Era of Trumpism
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