Monday, November 9, 2026

A Room of My Own: Other Shore Tanka

Re-Homing in the Maple Land, XLV

the north wind
carries my daydream
to the other shore
of this promised land ...
together alone with shadows


FYI: This could be read as a sequel to my tanka below:

Re-Homing in the Maple Land, XXXVIII

in this promised land
my immigrant life compressed
to hard working 
and light sleeping between jobs ... 
fresh morning in my broken world 



Added:

the seashore lashed 
with winds, rain, high-walled surf ...
this stalled life


FYI: This could be read as a prequel to my haiku below:

eye of the hurricane
alone in the dark I look
into my life



Added: Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CCCXXVII: "drone after drone"

drone after drone --
a stream of mud and waste
winds through ripped tents


Added: Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CCCXXVIII: "girl's scream"

buzzing overhead
a girl's scream lengthens
this Gazan night


Added: Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CCCXXIX: "dripping blood"

farmhouse in flame
an olive tree 
dripping blood

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