a picture of a fat robin, round red belly, facing right sitting in a tree bare of leaves, the blue sky is clear between the branches

today… a robin
sits among bare tree branches
—nobody is served
if I share the dread and fear
let us look upon blue skies

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my 📷

death arrived today

—is our great nation finished?

foul traitorous air

weighs heavily on our dream

can our hearts survive to fight?

#TankaThursday finish
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my dearest father
worked hard his entire life
to teach empathy
my heart still hears his footsteps
i’m sure he can hear my tears

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dawn’s light moves gently
not to disturb the full moon
still awake
in this morning’s cloud free sky
yesterday’s tears forgotten

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Multi-challenge from the other site.

#TankaThursday (core)
#vssdaily (window)
#vss365 (azure)
#BraveWrite (amphitheatre)

windowless wonder
ancient amphitheatre
— azure sky above
we work our core —Eagle pose
the mind flies to other worlds

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a past love affair
ignited me to the core
a hollow echo
a forgettable season
of hot embers to cold ash

#TankaThursday core
Repost of reworked #5lines from Jan 2014 #Tanka #TankaPoem #Tanka57577 #draft

on this cloud-free night
i’m drawn to the Harvest Moon
its bright dream promise
—my mind the wings of a moth
tethered inside an old trunk

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mother lay dying—
when i arose in the night
to turn her body
i played her favorite tunes
in case it was her last song

#Tanka #NaTankaMo #MayTanka day 31: last song #poetry #draft #tanka57577

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#Badger bites are rough,
leave them be, you are not tough!
I tried to chase one.
until I landed in #pirl.
What a way to end a whirl.

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Standing in corners,
breathing calmly, unwinding.
Clearing my mind, slow.
Physical meditation
Labyrinths are not riddles.

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Hermit or just shy?
Neither, I must, quickly cry!
Just a little lost.
Feeling deepest coldest frost
packed up in my heart of hearts.

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Take a peek: treasure!
One numbers can not measure,
words bafely describe.
Protect it with care, like flame.
A feeling we must not name.

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I think we all just
wait around for better things.
Catching a rainbow.
I wish I could bring shelter
to everyone, and at once.

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Kids like to squashle,
grown ups are less keen on it.
Dogs will dive in deep,
if they can, not just a dip.
very tight at home all sleep.

#LandmarksVSS
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Perk up, Buttercup.
The guests are on their way up.
Smile and try to please.
Put other people at ease.
Be funny, witty grown up.

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Sweet and sour cakes,
strong Finnish salmiakki:
- salty liquorice!
I sure want the strangest things.
Sit down, have a sip of tea.

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