Issue 2 - September 2025 - Tanka page 3

these older hands,
turning the pages
of mother's Times;
a small trial
in patience

Timothy Collinson, UK

blossoms falling
through glass
the silent wind
the angle
of this easy chair

Mark Gilbert, UK

the welcome patter
of warm afternoon rain
we settle in
with our favorite pastimes
at opposite ends of the house

Michele L. Harvey, USA

walled in
by orderly bookshelves,
the old professor
relies on five cats
for sparks of chaos

Cynthia Bale, Canada

luxury
apartments
the same birds
nesting in
air conditioners

Jerome Berglund, USA

daylight savings
resetting the clocks
another one
of the jobs
she used to do

Randy Brooks, USA

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