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
veillée d’automne – autumn vigil
veillée d’automne
au coin de la cheminée
éclairant les visages
dans les couvertures emmêlées
les premiers rayons de lune
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autumn vigil
in the fireplace corner
shining the faces
in tangled blankets
the first moonbeams
Nicole Pottier
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Carpe Diem : Special Kala Ramesh.
