overnight
the leafing returns
to this dying oak
beneath my hand
such desire for spring
Published by
Marilyn Shoemaker Hazelton
Marilyn Hazelton is editor of red lights, an international tanka journal, where tradition and innovation meet. Rostered as a teaching poet with the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, her work includes residencies in France, Japan and Morocco.
View all posts by Marilyn Shoemaker Hazelton
5 thoughts on “”
A beautiful tanka, Marilyn. Thanks! Below I'll share one for where I am today:
Penny
————
yellow leaves
drift toward each other
on the still green grass—
I turn to face the wind
this autumn dusk
A beautiful tanka, Marilyn. Thanks! Below I'll share one for where I am today:
Penny
————
yellow leaves
drift toward each other
on the still green grass—
I turn to face the wind
this autumn dusk
Marilyn, What a beautifully light yet deep tanka! Thanks for sharing this…
You make me feel it too.
And Penny, yours is very lovely as well.
Marilyn, There's a healing in your words… I am grateful. con afeccion, Merrill
Thank you, Rosemary.