Inaugural Issue of Ephemerae (part 1)

I'm so honored to have this tanka sequence, a collaboration with fellow poets, published in the first issue of Ephemerae. Thanks to the editor, Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy, for accepting this!

Different Paths


the wattle dies
from too much water—
all the ways
he finds to avoid
saying 'I love you'                                                   David Terelinck

low clouds
swallow the echoes
thicken the dark—
for the last kilometer
no words between us                                             Violette Rose-Jones

full stop
at a fork in the road
this time
will we choose
different paths                                                         Carol Judkins

row upon row
of casino slots . . .
the odds
of loving for life,
of beating the house                                               Donna Buck

street kids
jingling coins
in tin cups
weighing the value
of the little we've left                                               Christine L. Villa

patterns
across the cliff face
lives sculpted
by summer dream
and winter storms . . .                                             Carole Harrison

Tanka Poets on Site (August 16 prompt)

     Kathy Uyen Nguyen and I ended up writing a tanka sequence!

 

where petals unfurl
into subtle shades
like the clouds in the sky
I am a bird song waiting
to be heard       

                   (CV)

the bird songs

I remember from yesteryear . . .
are they not
the same hues
as your wild, wild heart?
                                        (KN)


I cannot wait
to see the other side
of the mountain
these new names
of scented wings
                            (CV)

mountain echoes

from the edges

of our lips

my heart becomes lost

in those painted skies

                                     (KN)

 

prompt: where I find myself

See comments here. 

Bamboo Hut Vol. 1 No. 3

     I'm excited to have several of my tanka included in Bamboo Hut Vol. 1 No. 3, an online journal of contemporary English tanka.

autumn moon

flitting in and out

of the clouds

the many faces

of my grief

artificial orchids beam

under the winter sun . . .

how sad it is

to believe in your lies

just to make myself happy

opening my arms

to a slice of peach moon . . .

what does it take

for you to give me

all of you

spring morning . . .

finches dart in and out

of a rosebush

how I long for you

to stay this time

memorizing

every inch of you . . .

I've forgotten

tonight is the night

I see a supermoon

winter dream . . .

under the starlight

the leaves rustle 

whispering in my ear

how much you love me

 

 My first collaborative tanka sequence is also included here. Thank you, Kathy Uyen Nguyen, for writing Divine Reason with me. 

     Here's the current issue:

     http://thebamboohut.weebly.com/current-issue.html

    The Bamboo Hut Vol 1 No 3

 

  Print copies are available at Lulu.com. Click here.

 

Tanka Poets on Site (February 3 prompt)

why wait for
my last sunset
I breathe in
all the colors
of the day


prompt: sunset
See comments here.

Kathy Uyen Nguyen wrote a response for my tanka.

all the day's colors
you gave me
with your breath--
it is now that I understood
the song of beginnings

For Kat Creighton

     She will be surely missed by many. Rest in peace, Kat.

     This is the haiku she wrote for my photo at the 2nd Haiku My Photo Challenge in 2012.

early autumn . . .
all this talk
about our direction

For Kat:

the sting
of the wind
this winter night . . .
who knows when
and where we'll be