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Tanka
Alan Peat
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creels
by the wheelhouse —
painters drawn
to a small cove’s
light
where sea meets land
they buried her
the girl who lay
with devils
behind a stook of corn
in the woods —
just meÂ
and the stick
that would have been
perfect
recently i have seen her
how she was before —
she holds me close
her still-warm
oven-bottom bread
a dive
through
the last
light
subliminal
kingfisher *
[Poet's Note: the above is a 6 line tanka. If the addition of a sixth line augments meaning then I add it. 6 line tanka are still viewed with some wariness, though 4 line haiku are often seen in major journals.]
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Alan Peat F.R.S.A., F.H.A. is a UK based poet and author.  In 2021 he was placed third in the International Golden Triangle Haiku contest and second in the N.Z. International Haiku contest. In addition to poetry he writes books about art, ceramics, textiles and education.
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