Tag: tanka

a mother’s hum drowns out the sound of rain

almost noon the tug of cold currents

cracks in the subconscious bleed walls

in the eternal stillness a leaf shudders

sleep takes over and we forget the way of flesh

before you sleep pray tell me the worth of bones

the autumn fly brings news a fresh wave of rain

in the absence of dreams the rain flees

sway raised hands to the last ember in the sky

left to burn out in a quiet tree cavity lit cigarette