More

 

sunlight

a little more

each day

as Spring begins

waking slowly

Written for the 'Tanka Poets On Site' facebook group (prompt: More).

Deer

in America

my first time seeing deer –

shy, delicate,

they appeared to me

though locals called them pests

Written for facebook group Tanka Poets On Site, 

for 25 Aug. 2025, prompt: Deer.

On a boat ...

 

on a boat

on a river

sunny day —

my friend sends photos

and I imagine

Actually one of my own photos from a different boating occasion.

Wing

gliding wing

swiftly across my sight

followed by 

a fragment of song –

Spring coming early

Written for facebook group Tanka Poets on Site, 

for 21 August 2025, prompt: Wing.