Issue 3 - December 2025 - Tanka page 9
watching
shadow puppetry
spin a yarn
the way you interpret
my expressions
Mohua Maulik, India
on a cold day
a rare line from you
I'd rather
not be in your life at all
than play this minor role
Ruth Holzer, USA
you ask me
to trust this moment
as rain falls
somewhere on the other side
is the deep deep rest I crave
Alison Clayton-Smith, UK
long closed
Chinese restaurant –
in the air
the taste of aji-no-moto
and college girl friends
Dipankar Dasgupta, India
who can tell
what’s behind a face
every apple
in the market
perfectly polished
Nitu Yumnam, UAE
fading daylight
in gradients
every face
loses its features
to a silhouette
Vaishnavi Ramaswamy, India
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