“A Tanka Trio (6)” published at Gobblers by Masticadores

On By Mike U.In Poetry

Hey, everyone. The sixth installment of my tanka series titled “A Tanka Trio (6)” is now live at Gobblers by Masticadores. Each of these installments contains three tanka (be sure to click this link or the link below to read all of them). As always, much gratitude goes to Editor Manuela Timofte for sharing this installment with her readers. Thanks, Manuela!

“A Tanka Trio (6)”
© 2021 by Michael L. Utley

(#16)

I would gladly give
All I have or ever will
For the simple truths
Of the frog in Basho’s pond
And Williams’ red wheelbarrow

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(#17)

On a cattail
A dragonfly preens his wings
Iridescently
There is beauty everywhere
If only my heart could see

You can read the rest of this tanka installment here:

A Tanka Trio (6)

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