Tanka

A vision of beauty

Embraced in masterful sound

…

You saw me flying
Then you pulled my wings apart
And left me broken
Dismembered body and heart
Though left to die, still I fly …

Does anyone know,
for certain what will happen
Two-thousand and twelve?
We must prepare to preserve
Human continuity …

Hearing the rainfall
As candles burn through the night
A storm in the mind
Winds howling in the darkness
While we sleep in joyful peace …