how long
until shootings cease
nation heals

how long
an innocent child dies
families grieve

how long-
until angels carry
where the sun shines

where the sun shines
echoes of cherubim
field of daisies

© Tournesol ’15

In memory of the tragedy of Jamyla

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Masterpieces:

Shibashi ma mo matsu ya hototogi – su sen nen

how long
to wait for the cuckoo
about a thousand years
© Basho

how long
until the barren rice fields will be green
cranes fly over
© Chèvrefeuille

midsummer evening—
how long the wing of the crow
how brief the wrensong
© Mark M. Redfearn