ardono stelle OL
sopra il prato una lucciola
piano si spegne
ricordo il suo sorriso LF
in quel giorno di pioggia
stars burning OL
on a lawn a firefly
slow blows out
I remember her smile LF
in that rainy day
oscar luparia and lucia fontana
Kitagawa Utamaro, Tree Cricket and Firefly, 1788
Honored for the publication of these verses of mine on your refined blog. Dear Lucia: you wrote a very sweet couplet that turned my poem into a very evocative tanka. I thank you so much!
Dear Oscar, glad You’ve enjoyd my verses 🙂 Thank You too !