Tanka: A Life

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We have paid tribute
we celebrated your life
You were my neighbour
How we put the world to right
a world that’s emptier now

copyright Francis Barker 2019

Tanka: Saturn and Pluto

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Saturn and Pluto
come together in the Goat
Stuff hitting the fan
pulling the plug on the swamp
Who said it would be easy?

copyright Francis Barker 2019

Tanka: Signs of the Times

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How long can it last
this awful corrupted age?
Who am I to judge?
The information is there
I draw my own conclusions

copyright Francis Barker 2019

Tanka: 21st Century Hamlets

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I have had enough
the enemy is with me
sitting on my hands
All of us living Hamlets
Damned which ever way we turn

copyright Francis Barker 2019

Tanka: Bloom

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Flowers by themselves
bloom without trying or care
They are all in tune
To grow strong within nature
How else could we truly be?

copyright Francis Barker 2019