Entry into Tanka Contest.
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Querent and Seer
Spoken and unspoken words
Sent out, sent up – heard!
Words whispered by candle’s glow
Answers shuffled like cards, draw
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Seeker and Finder
Listen close and look within
What is seen and heard?
Observation paints this tale
Clarity rests like dew drops
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© Thela Foxgood 2020
This week’s theme prompt is “Finding Clarity” chosen by Ken Gierke.
A Tanka poem follows the syllable style of: 5/7/5/7/7
Composed for Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 166, #Theme Prompt
Cover photo by Martin Adams
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