Contemprary Tanka Poet Mariko Kitakubo.

Colorado Boulevard in its Earth Month Issue posted Tan-Ku sets and a sequence I co-authored with Ms. Deborah P Kolodji.

Forest Bathing

uphill path
I slow down to breathe
the pine scent (D)

she perches
at the edge of
my straw hat
a butterfly’s siesta
in emerald breeze (M)

Garden Music

silent blooms
in a camellia forest
pond ripples (D)

scarlet
tsubaki flower
fringed white
aria
under the moonbow (M)

Following the Strands

glamour
of nocturnal
salt water
born from a moon
in Andromeda (M)

expanse
of the universe
a boy and his dog (D)

journey
of the double helix
has no ending. . .
ancient dragonfly shadows
by the stream (M)

tar pit
on Wilshire Boulevard
saber-toothed tiger (D)

iridescent tail
of a baby lizard
Goddess Nyx
gives him wings
sherbet moon (M)

the speed of sound
through water
whale song (D)

You may want to check Colorado Boulevard.net to view our Tan-Ku.

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