Tanka by an’ya

 

 

 

 

alone in the sea
beneath another oil slick
a beautiful shell?
deep within its pearl walls
echo old cries of wildlife

(Japan Society on Water Environment)

 

cold cemetery
the long sleeves of your old coat
warm my fingertips
even from beyond this grave
you manage to comfort me

(Most Votes Tanka Splendor)

 

mayday afternoon
within the sky’s boundlessness
a host of sparrows?
discovering form in both
I perceive infinity

(Countless Leaves edited by Gerald St. Maur)

 

what do I want more
than clouds, except clouds over
the open ocean . . .
my thoughts drift back to a time
when love knew no breakwater

(Simply Haiku)

 

if only I can
convince myself to believe
you’re coming back
perhaps even this rainbow
will postpone its departure

(SGL)