Tanka collaboration by Christina Chin (Malaysia) & Uchechukwu Onyedikam (Nigeria).

 

north wind

ripples the sheers

—

Christina Chin

once again

i think it is magic

this wild thought tonight

— Uchechukwu Onyedikam

 

 

cobwebs 

up a narrow ladder

—

Christina Chin

the other room

a forbidden secret

don't lead me there

—Uchechukwu Onyedikam

 

 

its mater

calling his name

— Christina Chin

 

you cry and i cry

teardrops are so graceful

fill my cup

— Uchechukwu Onyedikam

 

 

transparent soul —

shelter of dignity

her solace

— Uchechukwu Onyedikam

from gardening

and good neighbours 

 

— Christina Chin

 

cries in the wilderness 

an entire nation's

—

Christina Chin

ultimate search —

wandering on desolate Land

between uncertainty

— Uchechukwu

Onyedikam

Tanka collaboration by Christina Chin (Malaysia) & Uchechukwu Onyedikam (Nigeria).