Tanka – Journal Notes Blog

reading

reading
different books
poetry and memoirs
some wind today
in the evergreens

rereading
a few poems
and pages
to hear an
author’s voice

trimming the stems
of carnations
and giving them
fresh water
October sun

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looking up
from reading Psalms
butterfly shelters
under the eaves
in light rain

Monday grey sky
and raindrops
on the windows
how green the trees
and gardens

sometimes
many years
are needed
to write a poem
in a few minutes

praying the Psalms
and reading poetry
books and journals
I write new poems
about everyday life