Issue 2 - September 2025 - Tanka page 4

she stretches with a
side eye and flaunts
her lean figure…
flirty, sensuous cat
watching her prey

Sherri J Moye-Dombrosky, USA

reiki session
I watch her release
Kali energy...
her tongue protruding
from her mouth

Katherine E Winnick, UK

entering my dream
then exiting it
my deceased mother
carrying chrysanthemums
to my funeral

Pamela A. Babusci, USA

evening in the marketplace
her jasmine necklace
sweetens a cool breeze
whispering
nothing lasts

Robert Witmer, Japan

mother mallard
sitting on her nest
the earth warms
as the spring rain
settles the dust

Bonnie Scherer, USA

pickling the last batch
of raw mangoes
i preserve
my mother's flavours
sweet and sour

Vaishnavi Ramaswamy, India

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