relentless heat
moisture draining
from the vines
the gardener roams with
hope and a bucket
.
.
©️2020 Ontheland
Tag: tanka
early – – tanka
an early hour
in the garden
before the wilting sun
the long day shrinks
cooling with the clink of ice
.
.
©️2020 Ontheland
summer breeze – – tanka
summer breeze
rustling leaves
once mere buds . . .
a whisper of truth
on replay
.
.
©️2020 Ontheland
silk moth – – haibun
The sliding door is open, letting in the cool breeze. I pull a cotton hoodie over my head and yawn into the silence…a time to write perhaps. The world is in an uproar about the virus, about racial oppression, violence, hate, fear, poverty, injustice … … and I am tired this morning, bruised from a fall in the garden and dulled by a list of things to do jamming inside my head.
silk moth
on the window screen
are you injured or
simply still
until you fly?
.
.
©️2020 Ontheland
P.S. I believe my visitor was a Cecropia moth, a type of giant silk moth.
for George Floyd – – tanka
one morning
after the long rain
hearts overflow
plains of sorrow
for George Floyd
.
.
©️2020 Ontheland
push mower – – tanka
push mower . . .
grass clippings fly
in April breeze
my thoughts slowing
with each step
.
.
©️2020 Ontheland
in the silence – – tanka
in the silence
of our shallow breath
the broad wings of a crow
soaring across the sky
I wave hello
.
.
©️2020 Ontheland
when time stops – – tanka
when time stops . . .
in summer heat
the soft eyes of a moose
in spring a flight of turkeys
rising from the trees
.
.
©️2020 Ontheland
the bowl – – tanka
drying
her orange bowl
I think of Mom
in the kitchen
where I sense her still
.
.
©️2020 Ontheland
on the fringe – – tanka
on the fringe
a vision of a bird flying
past my window
snowflakes drifting
sideways
.
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©️2020 Ontheland
