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Breath & Shadow
Spring 2013 - Vol. 10, Issue 2
"3 Tankas"
written by
Sergio Ortiz
Benghazi at dawn
recalling
a peaceful dream
the autumn wind moans
through a crack in the window
learning
to say goodbye…
a fraction
of myself touching you
in secret places
burnt bodies
inside a gutted Toyota...
butterflies
spiraling upward
haunt the summer fields
Sergio Ortiz is a retired educator, poet, painter, and photographer. Flutter Press released his debut chapbook, At the Tail End of Dusk, in October of 2009. Ronin Press released his second chapbook: topography of a desire, in May of 2010. He is a threetime nominee for the 2010 and 2011 Sundress Best of the Web Anthology and a 2010 Pushcart nominee. He was also commended in the 2012 Polish Haiku Competition.
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