Frank J. Tassone

A #Tanka for November Yeats Challenge-Day 2

desolate lands

cold fire in his eyes

embracing the dark

how high the price we paid

forging his dream with our blood

 

for Jane Dougherty’s November Yeats Challenge–Day 2

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3 responses to “A #Tanka for November Yeats Challenge-Day 2”

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    Jane Dougherty

    There’s something horribly sinister in that last line— ‘his dreams’ ‘our blood’.

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      Frank J. Tassone

      Indeed! WBY, this time of year, brings me to dark places.

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        Jane Dougherty

        It does that for many of us.

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