Issue 1 - June 2025 - Tanka Prose 4

Spring Ends

slate clouds the underside of chestnut leaves
where the farmhouse was white peonies
the west wind’s whistle the shadow cleaves
slate clouds the underside of chestnut leaves
the jagged path a painted lady weaves
between two worlds within parentheses
slate clouds the underside of chestnut leaves
where the farmhouse was white peonies

Joshua St. Claire, USA