Issue 4 - Match 2026 - Tanka page 6


quiet moments
tucked in the folds
of our days
after a sudden storm
the scent of desert sage

Dru Philippou, USA

the rope swing
hung over the bend in the river
tied in a horseknot
the still exclamation point
where the boy drowned

Ron Scully, USA

clear water
a leaf drifts and twists
even a small stream
still has currents which
can catch and hold

Simon Wilson, UK

all the tongues in my head--
the sea erases
every word I write,
even the ones
my mother taught me

Nitu Yumnam, UAE

cold winter drafts  
are stirring the sunroom air  
enough to carry  
the scent of lemon blossoms
to my distant bedroom  

Sally Biggar, USA

often I find
my thoughts following 
a sparrow's feather
what is left of my days 
is also floating away 

Minal Sarosh, India



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