Tanka
by
shadows lengthen
then disappear
into the night
this unquenchable
longing for you
*****
flowing in through
the open window
moonlight
takes its place
at the heart of my dreams
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beneath a crescent moon
I cradle you
in my heart
you who grew so fast
who flew so far
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the way these trees enfold me
in this half light
remembering those nights we
shared
when all was well
and nothing lay between us
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