tanka set

slow drag

of this afternoon

pacing 

the hotel eating 

a crisp apple 

.

shelled peas

in a bucket

tonight

she plans 

to leave him 

.

fingers 

in the fountain

sometimes feeling like

a distraught woman 

sometimes not

.

dinner today 

two crisp apples 

and water...

wondering how long 

i will live 

.

in 

this dry heat

red azaleas 

sweat off

their redness

.

planned cleaning 

tonight

after work...

will this mundaneness 

open up to wonder

.

buzzards...

called 'karenkro'

in Kouri-Vini...

some days i feel like 

carrion 

.

colorful *papiyon—

the music 

of tanka of senryu 

escape me 

these days 

.