hand by hand

 mână în mână

pe vechiul bulevard…

noaptea se strecoară

printre felinarele înflorite

din castani

hand by hand

on the old avenue…

the night slowly hides

through the street lamps in bloom

in the chestnut trees

main dans la main

sur l'avenue -

la nuit se cache

près du réverbère en fleurs

sous le châtaignier

tōri ni

twotsunaide -

kurinoko no shita de

saite gairo-tō no chikaku de

yoru wa kakuremashite

通りに

手を繫いで

栗の木の下で

咲い街路灯の近くで

夜は隠れまして

Tanka published in

Creative Inspirations, Poetry publication, May/June 2026, USA

Many thanks to Editor Maurice J. Reynolds