In Communion with Nature

holding warm sunraysby their long, slender fingerswe spend wistful dayspining for Moon together-luxury of idleness we try to catch cloudsby their speeding, woolly tailseach of us possessunique strengths; we co-existon land, water - long for sky Tanka Tuesday - Ekphrastic Quadrille at dVerse

Change

changecan'tinsist,draw uponconsistency - tolose original character.it needs to ride high on time; emerge victorious. Sunday Confessionals - Change

Crime

impressionsof a thumbon a glass-criminalscan't be dumb wear a maskfor disguiserun for lifehide- but it'son the news detectivesholding breathgather prooflet them allhang to death Form used is Amphimacers An amphimacer is a three-syllable foot. The rhyme of each verse is limited to the second and five foot. All but two lines are end-stopped, with two … Continue reading Crime

Expectations

moments before I take flight; I pause to assessmy rated capacity, versus the realwill expectations improve, or downgrade the flightexpectations look so small, against the blue sky Tanka Tuesday Weekly Prompt

Tiny Rock

I wonder what is compressed, in this tiny rockholding history of time, stories of decadespacked with static energy; threatens to convertkinetic force will combat, all that obstructs it MTB: Rocking the Imayo

Opportunity

when the sky strikes gold-poised to meet the divine orba bird touches God-while another waits for duskto pray and dream once againmisses opportunity Moonwashed Weekly Prompt

Destiny – Tanka Prose

Aren’t stories all about preparedness or the lack of it, when something unanticipated strikes? Who reacts and how? Where does it take us? It’s a slow ascent to the climax with emotions strewn all over, as the plot thickens only to unravel itself in the end. Think about it. Destiny is nothing more than the … Continue reading Destiny – Tanka Prose