in sickly light through ajar
door saw once a dear friend of
Ivan Nikiforvich
Ivan Ivanovich in choir
gaunt form face wrinkled hairs white
[Based on the How Ivan Ivanovich Quarreled With Ivan Nikiforvich by Nikolay (Nikolai) Gogol]
For Colleen’s Weekly Tanka Challenge #22 Door & Friend
Posted to Haiku Horizons #162 Door
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