long drought
our prayers for rain
go unanswered
the one cloud on the horizon
mushroom-shaped and growing

 

 

 

(Tanka Society of America Contest, Honorable Mention, 2014)

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Tracy Davidson

Tracy Davidson lives in Warwickshire, England, and enjoys writing poetry and flash fiction. Her work has appeared in various publications and anthologies, including: Modern Haiku, Simply Haiku, A Hundred Gourds, Atlas Poetica, Frogpond, Heron's Nest, Mslexia, The Binnacle, The Right-Eyed Deer, and In Protest: 150 Poems on Human Rights.

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  2. The visual description (miru tei) of the tanka is beautifully crafted. The last two lines ( shimo-no-ku) depict a sense of beauty and hope.

    monsoon clouds
    a lot of hope float
    on the ground

    Pravat Kumar Padhy
    Publication Credit: Chrysanthemum 12, October 2012

    in dense majority
    clouds hang over the ocean
    in my dream
    I feel mingling with the sea
    and the softness of the rain

    Pravat Kumar Padhy
    Publication Credit: Sketchbook, Vol 5, No 3, May-June, 2010

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  3. The mushroom cloud that kept growing was the test pattern on our TV in Sioux Falls, S.D. Hard to believe that actually happened.

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