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#tanka #couplet
sometimes feeling like a lonely expatriate/
tonight in my room composing tanka in 2 lines
sometimes feeling like a lonely expatriate/
tonight in my room composing tanka in 2 lines
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with anticipation waiting for stimulus checks/
above my apartment the running feet of her children
with anticipation waiting for stimulus checks/
above my apartment the running feet of her children
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old umbrella slumped to the side casually/
i can't discern the real reason you've come here
old umbrella slumped to the side casually/
i can't discern the real reason you've come here
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sometimes wanting a long train ride to/
a station faraway in Hamburg or Dusseldorf, Germany
sometimes wanting a long train ride to/
a station faraway in Hamburg or Dusseldorf, Germany
#tanka #coupet
feeling fatigued...contemplating shutting down/
the computer just to wrap up in a blanket
feeling fatigued...contemplating shutting down/
the computer just to wrap up in a blanket
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afternoon full of waiting and waiting/
i began reading Dostoyevsky's "The Brothers Karamazov"
afternoon full of waiting and waiting/
i began reading Dostoyevsky's "The Brothers Karamazov"
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i was washing the fatigue off you in my dream/
the amber color of your scotch appealing
i was washing the fatigue off you in my dream/
the amber color of your scotch appealing
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these bare walls an off-white and impersonal/
my life's been like an extra in some film
these bare walls an off-white and impersonal/
my life's been like an extra in some film
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these trembling hands lighting a candle/
what was it you said before leaving this morning?
these trembling hands lighting a candle/
what was it you said before leaving this morning?
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on the shelf folded white table cloths/
thinking to myself that ill order some red dahlias
on the shelf folded white table cloths/
thinking to myself that ill order some red dahlias
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just a bit sleepy - dozing off.../
the night cold still forcing its way inside my home
just a bit sleepy - dozing off.../
the night cold still forcing its way inside my home
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near the door of my heart a patch/
of dogwood and red dahlias - how cold it is outside
near the door of my heart a patch/
of dogwood and red dahlias - how cold it is outside
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they eloped without anyone knowing a thing.../
up and down the staircase the kids run
they eloped without anyone knowing a thing.../
up and down the staircase the kids run
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standing at the kitchen counter eating berries/
a pile of cabbage chuckling in the silence
standing at the kitchen counter eating berries/
a pile of cabbage chuckling in the silence
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while you handle business downtown/
off on my own - i visit a small cafe for Turkish tea
while you handle business downtown/
off on my own - i visit a small cafe for Turkish tea
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drooping dark crimson dahlias on the counter/
cooking pancakes my shadow joins me deep in thought
drooping dark crimson dahlias on the counter/
cooking pancakes my shadow joins me deep in thought
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from you i learn to say things with few words as possible/
...rice on the stove boiling
from you i learn to say things with few words as possible/
...rice on the stove boiling
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while you enjoy Mona Lisa and her admirers/
im a *Klimt woman of gold with attitude
*Gustav Klimt's "Woman in Gold [Painting of Adele Bloch-Bauer 1]
![#tanka #couplet while you enjoy Mona Lisa and her admirers/im a *Klimt woman of gold with attitude*Gustav Klimt's "Woman in Gold [Painting of Adele Bloch-Bauer 1]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EqjIZipXYAQmob-.jpg "#tanka #couplet while you enjoy Mona Lisa and her admirers/im a *Klimt woman of gold with attitude*Gustav Klimt's \"Woman in Gold [Painting of Adele Bloch-Bauer 1]")
while you enjoy Mona Lisa and her admirers/
im a *Klimt woman of gold with attitude
*Gustav Klimt's "Woman in Gold [Painting of Adele Bloch-Bauer 1]
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feeling the familiar weight of sleepiness/
finishing up aerobics - a shower - then bed
feeling the familiar weight of sleepiness/
finishing up aerobics - a shower - then bed
