Japanese Tourists

The chirping evokes
the poetry of Princess
Shikishi, who logged
deatails in tanka of the 
world and its soul as
Enola Gay logged shadows
on walls in Hiroshima
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Song Avatar
July 30, 2012 at 10:39 AM
Embodies history with such strong images and sound!
Brown Avatar
September 16, 2009 at 5:28 AM
Thank you for sharing your poetry with us today Denis. Excellent. Love,Carol
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September 16, 2009 at 1:28 AM
Nice tanka Denis...Raul
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