Summer Laments

Posted on by Reena Saxena

summer laments
the season of hatred
watches warmth
become the fire of hell

pink stalks of rhubarb
turn bloody red
as greens wilt away
farm animals like hens and lambs
retreat in self-defence

this summer
be remembered for
narratives
unleashed on
gullible minds; compelled to
opt for destruction

let silence
of lambs bear a tag
price paid for
inaction
let dark clouds part to reveal
could-have-been futures

Tanka Tuesday

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  5. Dark. A different side of summer. It’s not all bliss. BTW, rhubarb is delicious especially when mixed with strawberries in a pie served with vanilla ice cream – the perfect diet food! It’s tart, but sweetened – mmmm. I remember stalks of them growing in my great-grandmother’s yard, and I hated them then, but that was before they became pies. 🙂

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