Tagged: tanka
in the backyard, our
in the backyard, our
fig tree has decided to
take a year off – the
cardinals arrive, unfazed,
waiting for a rainy day
.
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the new moon waxes
the new moon waxes
poetics over a city
of debatable
memorials – let us at
least have the conversations
.
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three months later, we
three months later, we
are one man down, one grill less –
some things are ever
replaceable, others leave
an irreparable hole
.
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time catches up with
time catches up with
us, meal after meal. we break
bread together, in
community, pretending
to be ageless, no, carefree
.
20230519:2013
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community shows
community shows
up when you least expect it,
nurtured through time and
space, joy and sorrow, give and
take, some consideration
.
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yes, watermelon
yes, watermelon
season can sneak up on you
as soon as they get
into the chubby hands of
the little ones, dripping juice
.
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a meditation
a meditation
on chicken skewers – select
your entry point, pierce
through so gently there is time
to adjust your fingers, repeat
.
20230515:2014
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mothers, for the most
mothers, for the most
part, are people, too – perhaps
some kind of super
variety, constantly
existing in the both/and
.
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the ornamental
the ornamental
peppers you planted in the
yard aspire to be
more than just a looker, mere
decorative, but sweet, so sweet
.
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a rhododendron
a rhododendron
by any other name – say,
azaleas – could and
maybe would smell just as sweet,
if it bore any scent at all
.
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