A clutch of tankas for Frank Tassone’s haikai challenge.

twilight and the air

trills to strings of insect legs

katydids sing

to the setting sun rising

moon and the end of summer

cooling the air

the year birds leave following

the heat

katydids stay to play

Titanic orchestra

throb thrill thrum

not melodious

but katydid beat

is the rhythm of the heat

late summer’s final dance