Big Challenge from #tankatuesday

/ boz bozeman

This week’s challenge asked us to write three tanka and use these “kigo phrases” at the beginning or middle-hinge line:

#1: “the first month with sleet”
#2: “late winter garden”
#3: “blanket by the fire”

Here is mine!

The first month with sleet
Hike leaning into the wind
Beard reducing sting
A mask from the intense cold
My head bows to Nature's strength

The seeds we have not planted
No growth drinks the waning sun
Late winter garden
A product of fantasy
No farms no food then no feast

Wind opens the door
Icicle beard melts in warmth
A blanket by the fire
Wine glasses reflecting flames
My warmth is doubled by her

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12 thoughts on “Big Challenge from #tankatuesday”

  3. Romance is alive!!

    While I’ve not gone head first into sleet – I have walked into the diminishing winds of a hurricane… Like a cartoon, walking, leaning, pushing to get one step closer… 🍷 🔥

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