Tanka Poems
Luscious Peaches
by Evelyn Judy Buehler
Baskets of peaches
Ripe, juicy, luscious and warm
Tangerine sun goes
Summer left these gifts behind
Like blooms of my memory
Flamingos soon dance
Along the edges of dusk
Beautiful endings
Preserves and pies are waiting
......
Laughter Recall
by Evelyn Judy Buehler
Playing in sunshine
is a twirling girl and cat
Meows and laughter
Romping away sweet moments
until the day is drowsing
In tall green grasses
pretty kitty's soon sleeping
in shadows of day
The orange sun's retreating
......
Just August
by Evelyn Judy Buehler
The fields are bursting
and jaded trees await fate,
among crowding blooms.
Moonlit nights attract mauve dreams.
The lusty year has ripened.
Apple Harvest Red
by Evelyn Judy Buehler
Blest harvest time's here
orchard trees, covered in red
Candy apple sun
A cool wind goes by briskly
and soon stars are in my eyes
Wild fruit, ripe and sweet
falls in shadows of summer
crisp, shiny and rich
and when the sun sets so red
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Taj Mahal
by Mario Odekerken
Moonlight bathes the dome,
whispers of eternal love,
carved in silent stone.
Grief became a masterpiece-
marble breathes her name through time.
Taj Mahal
by Mario Odekerken
Moonlight bathes the dome,
whispers of eternal love,
carved in silent stone.
Grief became a masterpiece-
marble breathes her name through time.
Gold Digger
by Mario Odekerken
Golden smile aglow,
she walks where the wallets gleam-
not hearts,but the gold.
Yet who's the greater fool here,
the buyer or the bought one?
God's answer to Humankind
by Mario Odekerken
You ask why I hide,
but silence is not absence,
nor stillness neglect.
In the mirror of your will
my voice waits to be made flesh.
Nato summit in The Hague
by Mario Odekerken
Leaders gather close,
under gray Hague summer skies,
words of war and peace
woven through alliance vows,
shadows long,but voices firm.
The Day we said Goodbye
by Mario Odekerken
The day clouds stood still,
your shadow stretched past the gate-
eyes spoke what lips hid.
Even the wind held its breath,
torn between stay and farewell.
