Issue 1 - Jan 2025 - Tanka page 3

on a garden path
I stop where it curves
around the pond
tracing the bend
of a swan's neck

Nicholas H. Rossler, USA

he tucks
my hair behind my ear
such bliss
on summer soil
a gentle touch of rain

Nitu Yumnam, UAE

the sun comes out
after the rain
but no rainbow
I stop feeling
entitled to anything

Jackie Chou, USA

cloud shadows
skim the water's surface
touching also
the old snapping turtle
with a wound in her shell

Jenny Ward Angyal, USA

streams race
on both sides of the street
bearing flotsam
beer can versus sodden doll
which will pass me first?

Peter Larsen, USA

monsoon clouds
hover and pass by. . .
outside the gate
the black dog awaits
his daily bread

Neena Singh, India