as captive of time and nature
eyes nudged open
to this new dawn in the strife of life –
as we move through time,
I breathe – you breathe
Pat R
6/23/20
A Gogyohka for Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday. A theme prompt in the words of Longfellow:-
as captive of time and nature
eyes nudged open
to this new dawn in the strife of life –
as we move through time,
I breathe – you breathe
Pat R
6/23/20
A Gogyohka for Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday. A theme prompt in the words of Longfellow:-
this cloud lurking overhead
has claimed me
it snuggles in
displacing the thread of hope
I’ve been holding fast to
it flits in the breeze of the blues
swishing through my fingers
at every grasp
I force myself into the garden
it looks thirsty
I turn on the garden hose
and there through the fine sprays
a rainbow
Pat R
6/09/20
this cloud, generations old
cavalier cruelty has me bawling again
in search of air I walk to the park
no sign of the sun
yet, a toddler chases butterflies
Pat R
5/28/20
In response to the theme this week over at Colleen’s for Tanka Tuesday is a quote offered by Merril
“How fare that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world.”
– William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice.
To read more about the challenge or to participate go here
Also linked to OLN Open Link Night over at dVerse Poet’s Pub where Grace is hosting. Go have a look see here
BIAS
Bias ingrained
Hearts and minds indelibly inked
A disconnect from statues in place
Black life don’t matter
Those charged with upholding
guided by inked hearts and minds
Modern day linching
No, he was not 22 he was only 12
He was reaching for license and
registration
Yes, He’s got a smart mouth he
shouldn’t have to pay with his life
One step forward 5 steps backward
Sad, sad times that should no longer be
PR
12/08/14
photo credit: wiki
Henry Louis Stephens, untitled watercolor (c. 1863) of a black man reading a newspaper with headline “Presidential Proclamation/Slavery”.
EMANCIPATION
though it was outlawed
the hardships took a new form
had life of its own
PR
9/11/2014
Henry Louis Stephen, illustrator
American
Feb 11, 1824-Dec 13, 1882