seasonal

delirious love

standing whirling in snowstorm

faded to white silences

after hot copulation

at least we begin children

.

tanka

.

5-7-5-7-7 syllables

nul & void

suicide’s better

misspellings distasteful looks

than unloved letters

unopened sentiments fall

en illiterate deaf-mute.

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tanka

.

5-7-5-7-7 syllables

no-man’s land

masks on stop looking

at one another eyes down

barrel lock and stock

gaining momentum into

madness of prison-islands

.

tanka

.

5-7-5-7-7 syllables

wintry sky screams

wintry sky screams

dully sad while frozen

wind preys on bright birds

clinging like decorations

on starved branches etched

on sky

.

tanka

.

5-7-5-7-7