sudden chill

a dragonfly skip jives

with its reflection . . .

when did you stop

finding us amazing

by Marion Clarke (Northern Ireland)

Honorable Mention, Sanford Goldstein Competition 2019

Tanka Society of America

 

 

family photo:

my father’s father

before the booze

before the house was lost

before we inherited fear

by Marilyn Shoemaker Hazelton (USA) 

Take Five: Best Contemporary Tanka, Vol. 4, 2013

 

 

 

late autumn

seeking love

in an empty garden

with only a waning moon

to quench my thirst

by Lafcadio (USA)

Take 5ive Journal, Issue 4, 2021