TANKA by Lisa Arnold

sitting beside you

wishing upon midnight star

for you to love me

as much as I cherish you but

my wish dies on fading star

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descending from me

is all I ever craved

I reach but it falls

from the cradle of my hand

disintegrating into dust

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summer rain falls

from dark sky

as I walk down lonely roads

searching for my soul

which has escaped me

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night wind blows

calmly around us

as we say goodbye

and walk slowly away

in different directions

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day fades rapidly

as approaching night falls on

Ohio river

cascading vast shadows over

shimmering rippling waters.

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encircling winds

carry my drifting thoughts

I try to grasp them but

another rush of wind

rips them from me

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morning sun wakes me

I watch you sleeping

and recall that beautiful day

when you proposed marriage

and when I said yes

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I touch your sweet face

kiss your cold cheek

and caress your soft hair

and I ask the angels

to watch over you

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