“A Tanka Trio (9)” published at Gobblers by Masticadores

On By Mike U.In Poetry

Hey, folks. The ninth installment of my tanka series titled “A Tanka Trio (9)” 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). I’m grateful to editor Manuela Timofte for sharing this installment with her readers. Thank you kindly, Manuela.

“A Tanka Trio (9)”
© 2021 by Michael L. Utley

(#25)

Old stones squander heat
In the fire pit at night
After flames have died
Wrapped in fading embers’ arms
Love succumbs to apathy

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(#26)

I pick up the eggs
Fallen from a sparrow’s nest
Observing the cracks
There is silence as the earth
Contemplates what might have been

You can read the rest of this tanka installment here:

A Tanka Trio (9)

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