I once chased the sun
to escape the dark of night–
but I was a fool;
when the dark overtook me,
I finally saw the stars!
–photo by me
Tag: tanka
tanka: visitors
winter clouds come down
for a visit, but they get
hung up in the trees
it’s nice to have visitors–
till they hang around too long
–photo by me
tanka: fisherman
a true fisherman
reels in more than just fish
when he’s on the lake–
he catches serenity,
solitude, and peace of mind.
–photo by me
tanka: evergreen
a proud pine stands in
the resplendent autumn woods–
and is not impressed
their loud colors are soon gone
yet he remains evergreen
–photo by me
tanka: learn to let go
trees adorn themselves
with beautiful autumn leaves–
just to let them go
all things are impermanent
so we must learn to let go
Tanka: WWJD?
We Americans
Say we’re a Christian nation–
Clearly, we are not.
We have far more vacant homes
Than we have homeless people.
tanka: greater weave
the spider seems to
design his beguiling web–
quite an illusion!
he who designs the spider
certainly designs the web
–photo by me
antsy ants (tanka)
female ants are queens,
soldiers, or tireless workers–
the male drones have sex.
it’s no wonder some females
make mountains out of molehills.
–photo by me
farm out
a river seems to
profess god’s perfect design–
yet some are man-made
sometimes god leaves his best art
to his best creations
–photo by me
Look (tanka)
I pass an old pole
Each day without seeing it–
A beautiful pole!
There’s beauty in the mundane
That must be seen to be seen
–photo by me
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