Bukowski in bed
all that heartache and grit
between the sheets
the way words touch me
the way they don’t
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Jennifer Thompson
Jennifer Thompson lives in Charles Town, West Virginia. Her work has appeared in publications such as A Hundred Gourds, Frogpond, Presence, Prune Juice, Skylark and others.
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A reading experience well described – I like it!
Excellent!
This is some serious hit or miss. Love it!
Amusing!
Jennifer Thompson is one of our most exciting writers of haiku and tanka.
Bukowski in bed
all that heartache and grit
between the sheets
the way words touch me
the way they don’t
—JENNIFER THOMPSON
Another impressive (tanka) poem from this author.
warm regards,
Alan, With Words
Ha – excellent, Jennifer! :)
marion
Myke Todd is just right -; Stimulatingly ambiguous, for the Bukowski lovers or haters.
Thank you all very much!
Incisive! Great tanka, thank you.