days of our lives burn
some are reduced to ashes
others barely singed
whether all consumed or not
another appears on cue
Category: tanka
2016.06.03: wistfulness
school’s out for summer
idyllic days spent dreaming
who and what to be
…
now that those days are long past
just grateful for less traffic
2016.05.27: paradox
in the light of truth
every be-ing casts shadow
every temple cracks
abundant life begins
…
only
…
after accepting death
2016.05.25: rainbow
only when eyes see
all shades of green and
heart bleeds all shades of red and
arms embrace all shades of skin
can heaven and earth be bridged
2016.05.24: last words
“life is but a phase”
said the Sage before passing
yet his words remain
resonating like ripples
throughout eternity’s pond
Longing For Water 