love comes at great cost
in speaking truth to the world
be prepared to die
Adding a a couplet to make a tanka:
death comes soon enough to all
why not speak truth with great love
2024.01.28: prophecy
Author: long4h2o
2023.01.27: hidden
caught up in the clouds
crossing to the other side
even without boats
2024.01.26: consolation
all cooped up inside
recalling a day of sunshine
spent by the water
2024.01.25: cherish
darkness is looming
don’t rage against light dying
love the one you’re with
Longing For Water 