dog and lizard
resting on a log
sometimes
friends don’t need to look very far
they just meet
looking up
looking down
an upside-down tree
we both
arrive where we plan to be
where land and sea kiss
along the shore
there you will find
that beauty
where heart and soul meet
These were published online by Modern English Tanka 12 - Summer 2009
Go to: http: //www.themetpress.com/MET/vol3? MET12_final.html (This was the final publication.)
Ben Gieske
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