Issue 5 – June 2026 – Tanka Page 8



north winds
whipping the snowbanks
into a frenzy . . .
our dog burrows deeper
into her fireside dreams

Debbie Strange, Canada

grocery line
he counts the coins again -
behind him
no one
says anything

David Anson Lee, USA

how Mario
doubles in size…
pretending I’m okay
when inside I’m so small 
I just might disappear

susan burch, USA

in a ring of trees
our eldest son is married
holds his new wife's hand
my wife and I sit close
thinking of another day

Simon Wilson, UK

starfish hunts
with tiny orange pincers
pressuring clams
till the shells open—
the redacted Epstein files

Bonnie J Scherer, USA

a dainty ant
moves around the sink drain
on the edge
of certain destruction
I lift my hand off the faucet

Lynne Schilling USA




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