Seasonal Tanka

[Fall]

 

November twilight,

deep shadows and smokey mist.

She lies beside me,    

blankets on a hardwood floor

Oak logs ablaze in the hearth.

 

 

[Winter]

 

Midwinter stillness:

hear the Milky Way shimmer.

In its grand ballroom

the Northern Lights dance lightly

above the silent desert.

 

 

[Spring]

 

Young morning sun pours

through a green lacework window,

warms this winter home.

desert peach and desert plum

sprinkled anew pink and green

 

 

[Summer]

 

I hear her soft breath

and the rustle of blankets.

Why I am bewitched 

by exotic melodies

adrift on the desert wind?

 

 

[Summer]

 

Meltwater cocktails,

folded napkin, lipstick smeared,

two empty lounge chairs.

A hint of perfume lingers

after the melody ends.

Reviews

[Tbear]

This is the kind of work that I enjoy returning to again and again..each time with a different voice ..love the images.."hear the Milky Way shimmer" write on write on..