Yellow birds fluttered
Atop the tall evergreen tree
A blur in the mist
Singing their morning prayer
I whispered Amen
This is educational for me - I'd not heard of a tanka, so thanks for posting these poems. Second, I can see from you work how a short poem can provide such a powerful image and sense of being. Very well written. Mark
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
I'm some kind of a bird watcher, birds sings and perhaps birds prays too...beautiful