TANKA TUESDAY NO 67...SHADORMA

                                              Anne Cotterill

daffodils
nana's favourite
both sunbursts
of sheer joy
she will always be with me
sunshine of my life

MLMM MONDAY WORDLE #479

 sandy cane property long idea gear numerous looking keep supper little danger

the idea
of her looking like 
a little old lady
using a walking cane
was unthinkable

little danger of that
long way to go yet
she earned her keep
owned property
sang for her supper
had numerous admirers
sometimes got her gear off
and danced across the sandy beach

FRIDAY WRITINGS #229 P0ETS and Storytellers UNITED

she has 
by circumstance
by health and necessity
lost almost everything materially
and strangely does not care

what remains will suffice
a warm bed with cushions and furs
shelter food and drink
shared poetry blogs
her  balcony palms 
the tree tops waving
at her through the window
bird song in the early morning
her grandmother's  lovely smile
and warm hugs

these are the
the wonderful things
that remain with her
before the ferry man comes to collect her
for the ride across the Styx
and most importantly
music
music 
music
give me excess of it.

ALFRED BRENDEL ( 1931 - 2025)

What's Going On

Mary Oliver's famous poem "The Journey" begins "One day you finally knew what you had to do . . . ."

she knows
change has to come
she just can't face it now
too old too tired too everything
stuff it

THE SKEPTIC'S KADDISH...W3 # 213...CINQUAIN....SHADORMA ....HAIKU

he says
hello each week
as a sweet reminder
a kind lovely considerate
young man 

she would like
to meet up one day
unlikely
never mind
she will play schumann for him
each phrase a love note

  

she  smiles her message
via the stars her fingers 
still perform magic

 

ALFRED BRENDEL( 1931 - 2025 )

MLMM Monday Wordle # 478

 picture dream shared before kind want touch calm  cheer hand forehead cool

a shared dream 

picture

a cool kind hand touch 

to a fevered  forehead

bringing calm and cheer

before sleep

 that's what we  all want