Victor Gendrano, US

 

 

Tanka   the coffee mug with our pictures on it I ordered a while back remains unused in the cupboard     her plane vanishes in the twilight sky thoughts of what ifs and what might have beens shroud her final flight     tossing in bed in her silk sheer slip she tries hard to ignore the amorous calls of cats in heat     the entwined ivy and blooming rose reach for the sun the entanglements of forbidden love     around the bonfire of used Christmas cards the homeless gather hugging warmth     I gently brush the wisp of hair which crowd her face trying hard to fathom her heart's hurts