tanka - Oct. 22, 2021

rowdy clouds gather

it’s a biker convention

at a sleazy bar

one of them guns an engine

headlights shatter the night sky*

*tanka – 5-7-5-7-7 syllabic poetry

originating in 8th century Japan

usually about gratitude, love or self-reflection

Recent Posts

gaze at every single face you see you’ve probably heard that God masquerades as all these characters waitress bank teller homeless...

the ones I seek for welcome shadows open their doors arms folded no greeting life can be cruel the train or subway squealing to a stop...

keys? - check wallet? – check cellphone? check doors and windows locked? check lights on for the dogs? check love? love??? now where...