crows hops closer to hear the words prayer of the old gods
Tag: tanka
dawn unearth frozen limbs from under bedsheets
shadows stilled by the frost of silence
noon the cold takes us apart limb by limb
winter winds rock this frail cradle of dried leaves
the kingfisher trapped in the mist paradise denied
winter shadows protest the dying of light
pale grey the eye in the winter grim sky
buried at the feet of banyan tree: ego
after the storm the bruised face of the dawn sly
elancharan gunasekaran 