Issue 1 - Jan 2025 - Tanka page 4

a floating flower
stuck in the middle of rocks
swirls and swirls
again
starts flowing with the current

Ram Chandran, India

Cherry blossoms
on a wooden bench
So thin and gentle
I dare not
sit next to them

Boryana Boteva, Bulgaria

pink bleeding heart
bloom by the columbarium
... he climbs
the hill each day
only to talk with her

Susan Weaver, USA

an age-old
mating ritual
red-winged blackbirds
on opposing bulrushes
waiting for sunrise

Edward Dewar, Canada

icy clusters
of sumac berries droop
and shrivel
small flames doused
before they had a chance

Debbie Strange, Canada

getting older
i realize my breasts
were wasted on lovers
i never dreamed
i would be childless

Pamela A. Babusci, USA