retirement thrill
resigning
to a cat's life
I reckon
grooming my whiskers 🐈

#TankaThursday thrill
#vss365 reckon

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autumn storm
when no one dares
to climb the mountain
the trees talk to each other
and let go of their leaves

#tanka #5lines #poem

somewhere
on the edge of the bay
we ask the water taxi driver
if he could just follow
the setting sun

#tanka #5lines #poem

somewhere
on the edge of the bay
we ask the water taxi driver
if he could just follow
the setting sun

#tanka #5lines #poem

autumn nightfall
a crow and a seagull
share a bagel
left by someone
on a bench in the park

#tanka #5lines #poem

autumn nightfall
a crow and a seagull
share a bagel
left by someone
on a bench in the park

Is love not but a #leap of faith
a hellbent hasty heart
with blinders donned
clear thought abscond
prudence plays no part

#ThingsToWriteAbout
#poetry
#micropoetry
#5lines
#poem

#tanka #5lines #poem

breaking the silence
of a bug crawling
on the keyboard
the sound of the wind
through an open window

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breaking the silence
of a bug crawling
on the keyboard
the sound of the wind
through an open window

#tanka #5lines #poem

when there is no rain
falling late at night
I put a bucket in the yard
and hope to catch
a little moonlight

dear world -- I know
my hair needs washing
In my defense
I wrote a prayer
and my mind is clean

#5lines

#tanka #5lines #poem

when there is no rain
falling late at night
I put out a bucket in the yard
hoping to catch
a little moonlight

#InspiredbyIssa

Like a child
to be so enamored
with a pair of pink-checked
pajamas that sit so softly
against my skin.

#micropoetry #5lines #poetry

#tanka #5lines #poem

autumn wind
when no one comes
to visit a wounded flower
a butterfly shows it
how to fly away

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autumn wind
when no one comes
to visit a wounded flower
a butterfly shows it
how to fly

Words could sustain her, like
blueberry, persimmon, slapdash
cacophony
words she could chew
and taste

#vss365 #sustain #5lines #micropoetry

One must always walk
with supreme confidence
do not falter, do not flinch,
that is the fatal error,
resulting in a headlong pitch.

#micropoetry #5lines #poetry #writemap 576

#tanka #5lines #poem

after trading his sword
for a hiking stick
an old warrior battles
the wind and the rain to reach
the top of the mountain

#tanka #5lines #poem

September nightfall
no one around
to play fetch with
a dog brings a leaf
back to the tree