Tagged: tanka
maybe symmetry
maybe symmetry
is overrated, we lie
awake at night,
counting the minutes
up and down the
hours, dreaming
of a balanced diet
.
20230131:2021
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even as we branch
even as we branch
out, we will revisit our
roots, yearn for something
we have long forgotten, can
no longer feel the contours of
.
20230130:2048
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your stories live on
your stories live on
long after you have left us –
grandma’s great pot of
dill, simmering on the stove,
its scent fueling new memories
.
20230129:1136
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everything you touch,
everything you touch,
i touch, we are intricately
connected, spreading
ideas, orthodoxies,
mutating infectious germs
.
20230128:1924
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across the city,
across the city,
we meet in slices of sky
and make up things to
do to feel purposeful and
maybe even important
.
20230126:2214
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perhaps baskets hold
perhaps baskets hold
everything and contain nothing –
making choices at
the beginning and the end
of the year, decluttering
.
20230125:2141
y
basket-weavers are
basket-weavers are
also skilled storytellers,
fluidly making
connections to better hold
us, keep us from stumbling
.
20230123:2048
y
pine, bamboo, plum trees,
pine, bamboo, plum trees,
cranes, and turtles – symbols of
longevity, luck,
fortune, and vitality – an
embroidered suit of armor
.
20230118:1925
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the tradition for
the tradition for
wok-frying peanuts is passed down
like a recessive
trait – one discovers the know-how
was hidden here all along
.
20230113:1639
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every day is a
every day is a
holiday when baking is
your strong suit – a loaf
of persimmon bread rises
like magic, sweetening the air
.
20230112:2023
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