"Moments of Lightness" is an Anthology of Tanka published at Amazon with my following Tankas:
Tanka
By Joji Varghese Kuncheria
1.
where's the sun?
I sit by the lilies pond
In lotus posture
to see it emerge blooming
from murky waters
{lilies ('yuri') is a kigo for late Summer}
~*~
2.
heavy summer storm
has brought a sharp hail shower:
my car windshield crashed
so violent was the hit -
total havoc in and out
~*~
3.
the sea gulls
move in ranks in the sky:
with no cheerleader
they squawk like a battalion
in a disciplined array
~*~
4.
last night
a piercing scream woke me up:
my sweet spouse
was frenzy and tipsy
thus spoiling my sound sleep
~*~
5.
a new dawn breaks forth
brightening up in the east - as
darkness is dispelled
and my worries washed away
life springs up afresh
~*~
- Tanka = a Japanese poem in five lines and thirty-one syllables, giving a complete picture of an event or mood.
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