trees adorn themselves
with beautiful autumn leaves–
just to let them go
all things are impermanent
so we must learn to let go
Tag: tanka
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
ashamed (tanka)
i would love to walk
among the woodland creatures–
they all run away!
i can’t help but feel ashamed
that i terrify them so
my path
there are many paths
to follow in this world–
none of which are mine
only by shunning all paths
am i free to forge my own
spring fever (tanka)
spring will march again
in a flamboyant parade
couches will empty
we’ll all take on different roles
spring will wake our sleepy souls
porchlight (tanka)
lost in the forest
on this frigid, frantic night–
a porchlight brings tears
with luck, I may never know
the true value of some things
