drifts between pines
his last portage
popping open
the sound of summer
caragana pods
crape myrtle
the skinned knees
of small boys
sudden sleet
an owl chick tapping
its egg tooth
lake-light
a line of mergansers
ripples the clouds
old headstones
with mossy shoulders
leaning against
one another's curves
we take comfort here
wishing seeds
cartwheel through warm air
how quiet
this fleeting moment
this belief in miracles
Second Honorable Mention
2015 Fleeting Words Tanka Contest
Comments from the Judge:
Second Honorable Mention goes to Debbie Strange from Canada for this fine tanka. Her choice of words "wishing seeds" and "cartwheel" allow readers wonderful visuals. Once again as in Anne's tanka, the poetic device of repeating a phrase firstly in nature and again in reference to human life, proves to be quite effective.
—Fleeting Words Contest Judge an'ya, USA
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