Moment by moment pendulum ticks the tempo of a melody; we are unwilling dancers in an anonymous whirl

Moment by moment
pendulum ticks the tempo
of a melody;
we are unwilling dancers
in an anonymous whirl

tanka by Magdalena Dale from Fire Pearls: Short Masterpieces of the Human Heart (2006), translated by Magdalena Dale
Submitted by Dan Costinaş
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