a child came out to play on a winter day...
Bright eyes
lashes fluttering into mine
time to play
she says -- wake up
no, you cannot sleep
On puffy pillows
we pretend to eat a feast
savory and sweet
calorie free for me
eat it all and then
Plastic fruit
knives, forks and spoons
dish up
colorful make believes
everything smells tasty
We're on
and over everything
make it up
as we go along
I'm 71 --she's four
No matter
I can't climb a tree nor run
we go farther further and beyond
on a sunny wintery day
Genie Nakano
International Tanka
No. 5 2019 Tokyo, Japan
Publisher: Aya Yuki
Photo: by Genie Nakano of her niece age 4
Further Farther and Beyond
a child came out to play on a winter day…Bright eyeslashes fluttering into minetime to playshe says — wake upno, you cannot sleepOn puffy pillowswe pretend to eat a feastsavory and sweetcalorie free for meeat it all and thenPlastic fruitknives, forks and spoonsdish upcolorful make believeseverything smells tastyWe’re onand over everythingmake it upas we go…
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