tanka
distant call
of a mourning dove
all the unsaid words
in a fresh bouquet
upon his headstone
by Richard L. Matta
Editor’s Note: This tanka’s imagery offers an emotional picture of grief with just a few carefully chosen words.
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Best of the Net 2023 Nominations
Autumn Sky Poetry DAILY is delighted to announce the following poems have been nominated for inclusion in 2024’s Best of the Net anthology: Flight Path by Laura RodleyThe Sonnet by Ed HackRailway Station, Bendery, Moldova by Tovli SimiryanBaptism by Greg WatsonMaking Up by Larina WarnockAll the best stories are true by Julia Klatt Singer —read more—
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