Saturday, September 17, 2016

Tanka--By Elizabeth Howard--United States

feeling my age
until I look up
puffy white clouds, blue sky--
child-like, I trace a giant . . .
and a fire-breathing dragon

Elizabeth Howard lives in Crossville, Tennessee. She writes poetry and fiction. Her poems have appeared in Comstock Review, Big Muddy, Appalachian Heritage, Cold Mountain Review, Poem, Still, Mobius, Now & Then, Slant, and other journals.

4 comments:

  1. yes, LOL, those cloud shapes bring out the child in us all

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  2. Elizabeth,
    So cute and clever. It is fun to imagine what the clouds look like.
    Your friend,
    David Fox

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  3. A delightful Tanka, Elizabeth! We might get old in years, but the child in us never ages! Regards // paul

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