the wind scatters

 vântul scutură
florile de tei…
pe terasa mea
tot mai multe
rochii de balerine

the wind scatters
the linden blossoms…
on my porch
more and more
ballerina dresses

le vent disperse
les fleurs de tilleul…
sur mon porche
de plus en plus
robes de ballerine

bodaiju no hana o
kaze ga chiru…
watashi no engawa de 
masumasu
barerīna doresu

菩提樹の花を
風が散る…
私の縁側で
ますます
バレリーナドレス

Tanka published in Cold Moon Journal, August 2025
Many thanks to Editors Timothy Daly and Oana Cercel

Photo courtesy ©Cold Moon Journal