This tanka is dedicated to a brother in fraternity who is under the weather together with his family.
He was short of breath Mind and body in the dark Then he thought of Him A spark that flickers to life Guiding him through the shadows
The coldness of Winter Enough to make him shiver His feet race to find shelter His stomach growls of hunger The snow started to fall
I watch the moonlight In the middle of the night What a pretty sight Reminds me of a brother In the twilight of his life
When she was brought out to this w… She was as frail as she could be All gasped seeing her snugly furle… So lovely they named her Esme Time went by so fast from that day