Psalm



O cruel twilit sky
I praise your stain in orchids
Stain in my orchid need—
I praise your sex—
It drenches the land




Darling X



I (am)
Sleep (-less)
With Laura
& mourn you
(Both)




Wild Strawberries
In a Wan Li Bowl



Each berry (dark)

Just before decay

Lover let us feast




David Romanda, Canadian, dwells in Takamatsu City, Japan. He is a new poet.