tanka

the voice
of a wrong number
for a moment
wishing I was the daughter
she’s trying to reach

 

 

 

 

Previously published in Ribbons Vol. 5 No. 3.

Published by

Kathe L. Palka

Kathe lives near Flemington, New Jersey together with her husband of 36 years, Joseph and their beloved Welsh Pembroke corgi Garth. She writes in both free verse and Japanese forms. Together with Peter Newton, she co-edits the daily online micro-poetry journal T I N Y W O R D S.

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