Tanka: The Best Time

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It was the best time
Endless summers before school
just mum, cat and me
Our art of simply being
beat the toil of becoming

copyright Francis Barker 2019

Tanka: Between the Lines

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Enough is enough
I have a mind of my own
How it could have been
We may never know the truth
hidden between bloody lines

copyright Francis Barker 2019

Tanka: Portal

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They come and they go
Revolving door politics
It’s merely a joke
The faces and names may change
though the policies remain

copyright Francis Barker 2019

Tanka: Special

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The child was special
The teenager even more
What have I become?
Some reach their apogee late
This is my blaze of glory

copyright Francis Barker 2019

Tanka: The One

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Let us wipe our eyes
because the end is not yet
Return to the one
who has called us all back home
to this unexpected truth

copyright Francis Barker 2019