9/16/21: unprompted fluttering leaves the serenity of grasshopper songs the measures we take to reunite our kin #tanka #micropoetry #poetry for Colleen Chesebro’s TANKATUESDAY WEEKLY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 243, #SYNONYMSONLY

9/15/21: web chirping cricketsas mosquitos swarmthe deck“what a tangled web we weave”our son’s change of plans #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

9/9/21: unprompted crowded highwayas morning clouds eclipsethe sunthe first commuteof the new school year #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

9/2/21: viewpoint gliding hawkacross the backyardsudden silenceI wonder what viewpointthe raptor has #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

9/1/21: unprompted September firstbegun 82 years agoWorld War IIstill fallingfresh rain #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

8/31/21: secluded lake Pine Meadow trailthe treeline breaks, revealingthe hidden lakeon this less traversed endrippling sunlight #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

8/25/21: unprompted sticky skinas the cicadascracklehow I yearn for the coolof an Autumn afternoon #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

8/16/21: hidden hiddenand trampled under dusthopea crowd on the tarmacchasing a departing plane #tanka #micropoetry #poetry