Tanka
By Paul Violi
Where the blossoms fall
like snow on the dock
bring fifty thousand in cash
or you’ll never see
your baby again
Paul Violi, "Tanka ['Where the blossoms fall']" from The Curious Builder. Copyright © 1993 by Paul Violi. Reprinted by permission of Hanging Loose Press.
Source:
The Curious Builder
(Hanging Loose Press, 1993)