Issue 6 – September 2026 – Tanka Page 14


light floods
a care home window
a nightgown
in a clockless room
opens a drawer

Jenny Polstra, New Zealand

the door 
to a new hope, 
reached 
at the end of oblivion 
is now opening

Mariko Kitakubo, Japan



Comments

  1. AnonymousSeptember 19, 2026 at 3:27 PM

    In light floods / a care home window, it's the exquisite details that bring the scene to life and invites such empathy.

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