Tanka: Game of Cards

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So play your Trump Card
whether to praise or condemn
Take a look askance
beyond so called left and right
The joker always remains

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Tanka: The Attention Span on Cricket

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Cricket is the best
Sounds of willow on leather
How do I explain
a pastime centuries old
in only five short minutes

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Tanka: Weather

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The perfect morning
depends on how you see it
Cloud obscures the sun
the freak storm brings misery
Inside perfection still reigns

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Poem: Satire

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Playing mime, he acts
with his eyes, donning hats and
clever disguises. Voices mimic
the people you hate and we
love it,
buy it;
laughter like opium to diffuse
the pain, the many a true word.
They bill him the king of counter
culture, jester and piper with the gift to
briefly
empower you all, gently
guide you
back to your shackles, where
all the good dogs lay down
to sleep, while
the big enchiladas who pay jokers, sit
ever cozy in their havens
laughing in our face

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Tanka: Stop the World

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Rise and fall and rise
this endless merry go round
No – the world won’t stop
Beauty’s false and pain will pass
Look beyond sorrow and joy

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