Tanka Journal poet

Lily Li

3 poems in Issue 1, Issue 2, Issue 3

Even galaxiesCould not compare to your eyesSo close; yet so farWas your soft heartbeat from mine -Deception at its finest
Neat stacks of papersSteaming coffee, a pastryMere comfort objectsDistracting from aromaOf that jacket and cologne
They never teach lovein a textbook, darling - stoprationalizingthe curves of my silhouetteembracing melancholy