Poetry: “Three Tanka: Images from the Small Town”

Blackened clouds all around
swirling winds, rain from heaven;
lightning strikes the ground.
The rumbling sound explodes;
thunder from a great distance.

White fence and green grass
the steeple points to the sky.
The windows, stained glass,
Through the air is the sound of
a hymn sung with an organ.

The pale, beautiful
woman in slender clothing
does not know beauty.
Understanding as she looks,
blind to her, she weeps softly.

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