triveni spotlight A FEATURE EVERY ALTERNATE DAY! hosts: Teji Sethi and Kala Ramesh guest editor: Jenny Ward Angyal
theme: Earthsongs
scatter these words
with my ashes in the wind
these poems
that heard the call
of green green spring
—Donna Buck
Ripples in the Sand, Tanka Society of America Members' Anthology, 2016
Lovely tanka 💖
Just too good. When I read it aloud - it flowed so well. The repetition of 'green' has an impact.
This one tugs at one's heartstrings.
nearing the end
i place my wishes
In an envelope
the surface marked
return to sender