Tanka: Rain Cat

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When it starts to rain
I am reminded of you
soaked on windowsills
You’d love to go out in rain
Now the wet garden’s empty

copyright Francis Barker 2019

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: Jet

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Continual noise
The fighter is buzzing me
just circling on high
Is there no war to go to?
I’ll put up with his presence

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