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Category Archive: Tanka

Dancing in the Kitchen

the music sways
your hands follow…

Mx. Lavender March 20, 2023 Tanka

Riptide

pulled under,
only remedy is dodge sideways…

A. Violet March 17, 2023 Postaday, Tanka

Don’t Slow Down

when I fall,
you are the pillow
to catch me, the trampoline…

A. Violet March 13, 2023 Postaday, Tanka

Walk with me

moss covers the bridge
railings, could be spines…

Mx. Lavender February 14, 2023 Postaday, Tanka

Pass the glue

you get stretched, you twist,
you get twisted, you stretch…

A. Violet February 10, 2023 Postaday, Tanka

Bad Thoughts

I’m having bad thoughts
and I don’t know how to shut…

A. Violet February 8, 2023 Postaday, Tanka

Puzzle Pieces

Is it a poppy?
she asks,
and I wonder…

A. Violet December 7, 2022 Free Form, Postaday, Tanka

Textures and memories

It’s simple
I see a carved chair leg
I imagine…

A. Violet November 17, 2022 Free Form, Postaday, Tanka

Corrosion

am mush
I am the salt
left behind…

A. Violet October 11, 2022 Postaday, Tanka

Almost Midnight

do you ever hold still so long
you wonder if your toes
remember how to flex…

A. Violet June 1, 2022 Postaday, Tanka

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