here
under a full moon
that shines
on we two
together
though apart
years miles oceans
of regret
for actions words
not done said
remorse
for what was
how to bridge
this distance
to show
heart mind soul
illuminated
here
in moonlight
so close
yet so far
away
Author: zdunno03
An Imminent Beheading
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a tanka: vanishing breed
ancient dinosaur
too sensitive for this world
with regret in heart
goes lumbering off to lie
with his own vanishing breed
like Cortez: a tanka
like Cortez my ships
were burned just after landing
behind me the sea
in front an empty landscape
which way do I choose to go
Super Moon Lunar Eclipse Extra Special Full Moon Social, Already! #fullmoonsocial
The Garden of the Golden Valley by Tu Mu
Stories of passions make sweet dust,
Calm water, grasses unconcerned.
At sunset, when birds cry in the wind,
Petals are falling like a girl’s robe long ago.
translated by Witter Bynner & Kiang Kang-hu
on my desk
summer
white cotton dress
sleeveless t-shirt
straw hat
in hand
sandals
on feet
one slightly raised
body leaning
to one side
hair
perfectly framing
your face
eyes filled
with warmth
that knowing smile
the confidence
of youth
with all that life
has to offer
stretched out
before you
and here
in this photograph
all that I hope for
captured
forever
on my desk
the promise
in the glint
of your eyes
the hint
of a smile
on those full lips
one hand caressing
your hair
the other firmly placed
on a hip
the tilt of your shoulders
almost a shrug
there
here
the promise
of things to come
fine memory
you in heels
gazing in windows
that half smile
playing on your lips
finding God: for JKW
I understand
you’ve found God
and now work for the cult
that gave Him to you
I wish you luck
but am not interested in membership
you see
I never had to find God
He was always there
with me
Leonard Durso 