a torrent of grief
some floodwaters
never recede
tsuri-dōrō Issue #30 Nov/Dec 2025
This poem resonates well with a wide and varied readership as evidenced by comments left on social media. For me, the poem encapsulates the theme of loss from catastrophe resulting from natural disaster which may be caused in part by human intervention. Storms of historic proportion wash away whole communities sometimes destroying ancestral grounds as well. In addition, human life may be taken. Survivors’ lives are forever changed. While the floodwaters eventually dry up, the river of tears may never stop