tanka – Page 6 – Longing For Water

2023.04.27: refugee

never seen from porch 
seeking shelter from the rain 
egret hunkered down 

how many more need refuge 
from the storms of our making

pressed against my side 
feeling the phone in my sleep 
even when removed 

so it is with chance friendships 
deep marks left in a short time

green light at corner 
a well executed turn 
exhilaration 

gratitude for little things 
the treasures of a happy life

waking from a dream 
with vague sense of journeying 
yet forgetting where

just another displaced soul 
calling the universe home

gates are wide open 
not that they can stop the sun 
from coming over 

such are the events of life -  
ready or not they’re coming