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Category Archive: 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

reading the news

I tipped the bowl toward me
and it spilled…

A. Violet May 27, 2022 Postaday, Tanka

Transient

sometimes you write a poem
on a tissue…

A. Violet March 9, 2022 Postaday, Tanka

Sometimes you promise to have a good day

sometimes
you breathe in the sunshine…

A. Violet February 19, 2022 Postaday, Tanka

Sleep-deprived

5 conversations swirling around me,
4 chambers in my brain…

A. Violet December 30, 2021 Postaday, Tanka

one bad day

not even a bad day,
some bad moments…

A. Violet September 23, 2021 Postaday, Tanka

Fingerprints

my digital signature
doesn’t quite match mine…

A. Violet August 16, 2021 Postaday, Tanka

Where is Your Heart?

I believe mine
is in the Slough of Despond
looking for the sticky wicket…

A. Violet August 3, 2021 Free Form, Postaday, Tanka

Tiger Lily Season

In the tunnel carved
out of leafy expanse
orange punctuates green…

A. Violet July 4, 2021 Free Form, Postaday, Tanka

Insomnia

I’m messed up,
I don’t deserve…

A. Violet May 16, 2021 Postaday, Tanka

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