Three tanka were published in the last issue of
Gusts, Contemporary Tanka  No. 30, Fall/Winter 2019

as Geminids flit by
in the inky darkness
I pull your jacket tight
around myself
. . . all I have left

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ripeness
bears its own burden . . .
fragrant peaches
   dangle low
       bruises   a breath   away

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in old growth grass     
a newborn fawn
wobbles on spindly legs –
a sure reminder
how brief a season is