a long ago promise
threaded with the gold of autumn
we hold
the warm sunlight
each for the other
Tanka Society of America Anthology
2017
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Scented With a Hint
scented with a hint
of winter darkness
the bitter wind
reminds us
we won’t go on forever
Tanka Society of America Anthology
2017
Butterfly
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butterfly
released into spring
by a warm breeze
I, too, feel the urge to flit
from flower to flower
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Skylark A Tanka Journal
Volume 5, Issue 2, Winter 2017
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 Brilliance
Skylark Tanka Journal
Volume 5, Issue 2, Winter 2017
Cool Morning
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cool morning
time to weed the garden
slowly…
falling in love
with the rhythm of old age
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Skylark Tanka Journal
Volume 5, Issue 2, Winter 2017
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
