Happy Easter to all!

Granddaughter Luna Triolet for her Birthday Today Willowy Luna is entering her teensShe’s artistic, smart, and a little bit sassyShe loves tee-shirts and wide-legged jeansWillowy Luna is entering her teensHer jokes are enough to burst your spleenShe sings like an angel and is quite classyWillowy Luna is entering her teensShe’s artistic, smart, and a little…

Tree limbs dance in the breeze Dark greens and bright oranges abound The air is filled with the hum of bees The tree limbs dance in the breeze Red-tailed hawks glide in the sky with ease Black ants scurry along the ground Tree limbs dance in the breeze Dark greens and bright oranges abound

I hear a woodpecker’s rapping Along with the distant cawing of crows My eyes are heavy from napping I hear a woodpecker’s rapping Along with a faraway dog’s yapping I stretch my body and wiggle my toes I hear a woodpecker’s rapping Along with the distant cawing of crows

A tanka poem has 31 syllables in a 5/7/5/7/7 pattern. Also, the first two lines are more descriptive and image-focused, shifting to a more reflective metaphor, simile, or personification in the closing lines. I wrote this to describe three-year-old Ethan at the orange grove: Loping down the path He has no concern or fear He…