#Haiku Happenings #9: Merril Smith’s #tanka for Colleen’s #weekly #tanka #poetry challenge my current #haikai challenge!
Count the place settings,
fifteen gather for dinner
on Thanksgiving night,
ghosts sit amongst us—hear them?
They are welcome, too.
Franz Marc, “Deer,” {Public Domain], Wikipedia Commons
This is an untraditional tanka for Frank’s Haikai challenge, using the prompt Thanksgiving, and Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday challenge using synonyms for celebrate and number. I’ve been busy with work and Thanksgiving prep, and I’m behind on reading posts. I’ll catch-up over the weekend. Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate the holiday, and happy Thursday to everyone else.
Frank J. Tassone 
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