Hold me   I’m crying and I’m dying. Once great man knew everything and he learned. He knew nothing. He made money for rich people and large companies. Forty years of work and… Continue reading →

Wonderful words shared.

Remembering Martin Luther King jr.. (A Poem by Coyote Poetry- Someone said to remember M.L.K. We should do acts of kindness. I believe he would appreciate his memory of anti-violence and love to… Continue reading →

Calling dear Michigan   Dear Jenny, just leaving a message. I haven’t forgotten you my sweetie. I am sorry I joined a war to escape Michigan. I wanted death and I was so… Continue reading →

(I want to see you again. A Poem by Coyote Poetry Good days become sweet dreams with time.)   I want to see you again.   The powerful Pacific ocean hide the love… Continue reading →

40 cents more ———————————————————————————————- I called Scotland at 10pm, hoping for a proper goodbye, Beautiful Sheena answered her telephone and she told me, Johnnie, I forgave you, We held love for a second… Continue reading →

Originally posted on Akita International Haiku Network:
January 2019, Tanka                    2019年 1月 短歌 All rights reserved ©Rika Inami 稲美 里佳 ? 1 たうたう冬になったかと注がれおく茶をすすりつつ吹雪みてをり ? “… Finally, Winter has come” Says, and sipping tea poured…

If I had magic   Johnnie walked the California Fault line alone. Looking for an ancient and holy place. The desert mountain hard and her natural beauty, perfect place to hide wishing wells… Continue reading →

  Today my grandchildren told me. No school Monday. I asked, why no school? They told me teacher’s conference. I told them, it is Martin Luther King Jr. day. I explain to them… Continue reading →