Deep Summer

old maple
flowering red
stops me in my tracks…
how deep the woodpecker
beats into my lonely heart

2 Comments (+add yours?)

  1. pi314chron
    Sep 04, 2014 @ 01:46:55

    Incomparable! In my opinion, this tanka is as good as they get! Bravo!

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