Poor brown moth … (three tanka)

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Three tanka published last February in the lovely journal, GUSTS:

Gusts No. 38  Contemporary Tanka, Canada,
Fall/Winter 2024  

 

 

 

Compliments of “Draw Botanical”

 

a day lily blooms
for a single day
this brevity
a wonder to some,
unsettling to others

 

 

 

 

 

 

poor brown moth
trapped in a web
      the more you flutter
the tighter those
fine strands pull

 

 

the art aisle holds
such soft sable brushes
wedge, round, pointed, flat
patiently waiting
to adorn my words

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 thoughts on “Poor brown moth … (three tanka)”

  1. Mary, such lovely tankas you’ve shared here, but then they are always so beautiful! My favorite is the tiger lily. It reminds me so much of the tiger lilies that grew in the rural area I grew up in.

    I hope you are doing well, my friend. Hugs.

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