Issue 5 – June 2026 – Tanka Page 1



little girl learns
to pirouette
for the first time
the poised 
twirling of blossoms

Pegah Rahmati Nezhad, Iran

the coolness
of a summer evening...
we catch
the flute tune
a herdboy left behind

David He, China

lingering winter
bereft of tourists
apricot blossoms 
reconnecting the web
of alleyways 

Vishal Prabhu, India

a border café
for one fleeting moment
I am home again
hearing my own language
inside a stranger’s smile

Fatma Zohra Habis, Algeria

blue hour—
an unrung bell resonates
with the rhythm 
of your jewelled sandals
on ancient tiles

Farah Ali, UK

moonlit washing line
one sleeve turning
in the wind
for too many years
survival was enough

C.X. Turner, UK



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