No Energy Left

no energy left
for new arguments
still…
we find time
to rehash the old ones

Moonbathing

Spring 2022

Deep Into Autumn

deep into autumn 
the garden calls us
even now
we try to hold the last
of the soil’s warmth

Moonbathing : A Journal of Women’s Tanka

Issue 25 Autumn/Winter 2021

A Solitary Blue Heron

a solitary blue heron
spends the winter 
on our pond                                
in stillness, we marvel
at his stillness

Moonbathing : a journal of women’s tanka

Issue 23 – Fall/Winter 2020

Hydrangea Blossoms

hydrangea blossoms
sway ever so slightly
summer love
as soft as my blue sundress
you love to touch

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Moonbathing: A Journal of Women’s Tanka

Summer 2018

Cooler Days

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cooler days
undress the trees
I, too, surrender
bits of myself
to the passage of time

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moonbathing: a journal of women’s tanka

Ninth Annual Moonbathing Contest winner

The Last Butterfly’s Wing

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the last butterfly’s wing
catches Indian summer light
as if
all our illusions about life
could last forever

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moonbathing: a journal of women’s tanka

Winter 2017

 

Late Summer

late summer
seed pods and cicadas
at every turn
reminding me how little time
I have left

 

Moonbathing

spring 2017

Moonbathing – Sky Full of Stars

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sky full of stars
stitching my sorrow
into the silence
again, I wrap myself
in my mother’s afgan

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Moonbathing – a journal of women’s tanka

Spring/Summer 2015

Moonbathing – At Sunrise

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at sunrise
the drench of salt air
in a whirlwind of terns. . .
the tide pulling  me
toward the moon’s dark side

 

Moonbathing – a journal of women’s tanka

Issue 11 – Fall/Winter 2014

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