in the morning
hunters invade the woods—
from the first shots
leaves begin to fall
in silent prayer
Nicole Pottier
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Published in Moonbathing a journal of women’s tanka, 2019.
Tanka
Giverny
solitude – loneliness
shadows
fall colours –
alone on a wood bench
in the park
an old man is surrounded
by the shadows of sunset
couleurs d’automne –
dans le parc du centre-ville
assis sur un banc
un vieil homme est entouré
par les ombres du couchant
Nicole Pottier
