Two tanka of mine appeared in the last issue of Ribbons, the journal of the Tanka Society of America.
Ribbons, Fall 2017: Volume 13, Number 3
still collecting dolls
into her old age
a special name for each –
and one story
she refused to tell
Tanka Café, Fall 2017: theme was “paper”
a book propped
by the pillow on my knees,
page after page
I ease into someone
else’s life
A Poet in Time 
I love both of these lovely poems. I wonder what her secret is, one story to tell…
I can completely identify with the last. Books are an escape into someone else’s story.
Congratulations, Mary. Hugs.
🙂 It makes me smile to know readers do think about my poems. So glad you enjoyed them. ❤
your second poem describes exactly why i love to read. always a journey:)
Happy New Year, J. I’m glad you enjoyed these. 🙂
Love these!
Sent from my iPad Joan Leotta Author, Story performer http://Www.joanleotta.wordpress.com
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Thank you, Joan. So glad to know you enjoyed them. A very Happy New Year to you and yours. ❤
Both tankas were lovely, Mary. Congratulations on their being published. 🙂 — Suzanne
Many thanks, Suzanne. 🙂
Oh I love both of these Mary, congratulations!
Both very striking, Mary. Congratulations.
marion
I’m glad you found them interesting, Marion. The first is unusual for me–I’m not quite sure where it came from.