tanka – Page 9 – Longing For Water

2022.07.31: vanity

all life ends in death
worldly things are left behind
how much is enough

what we hold on to - owns us 
letting them go - set us free

pair of mourning doves 
roosting outside the window 
then sadly they’re gone

welcome all and let them go 
be at home in your own house

dove leaving, Jul ‘22

mid summer morning 
cloaked in shadow and sunbeams 
notes of robin’s song 

rising from some unknown depths 
an unexplainable joy

a sticky hot night
an open window lets in
the sound of fireworks

falling asleep to a dream 
when justice for all rings true

busyness of life 
work, school, church, sports and others
yet no time to live 

pause to breath and be present  
the now of eternity