Four square miles of single-family homes in bucolic neighborhoods. Nestled among myriad Maples of forest along the foothills of the nearby Ramapo Mountains. Often equated with the larger, more famous village to her west.

I have an ambivalent relationship with her these past 17 years. Nevertheless, this village is my home.

Montebello
a maple-lined street leading
to the mountains
I still listen for echoes
of our children playing

#tankaprose #tanka #haibun #poetry

29th May 2021 prompt: Gerry Muse #260 (occasional tanka prose)