Wednesday, April 9, 2014

A thimble; from my mother

a thimble,
my Monopoly piece ...
and for years
the only metal thing
I wore on this finger

— cattails, premiere issue, January 2014

from my mother
the wisdom in saving
scraps of cloth ...
inevitable,
the patching to be done

— red lights, Vol. 10, No. 1, January 2014
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5 comments:

  1. Jenny Ward AngyalApril 10, 2014 at 10:53 AM

    Two very effective tanka, and they complement each other so nicely!

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  2. janetldApril 10, 2014 at 1:06 PM

    thanks, jenny!

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  3. Wendy BourkeApril 10, 2014 at 5:24 PM

    Sewing things – an analogy to many aspects of life. Very nice.

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  4. Jennifer WagnerApril 10, 2014 at 10:32 PM

    These do complement each other well...nicely done!

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  5. janetldApril 10, 2014 at 10:47 PM

    thank you so much, faithful readers wendy and jennifer.

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