i wish you were here
sunny cheeked & fond embrace
i wish you were whole
happy, loved & full of years
alert to now’s potential
all eyes turn away
scared of soaking up my tears
adding to my years
all souls melt away
scared of adding to their years
my desolation
by TONY SINGLE
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demon in sunlight
fragments of my low life have
hidden to be seen
in scratchings on the pavement
more picayunes for my purse
by TONY SINGLE
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long may i outlast
all the world’s grey anointing
smog & entropy
let it all float away now
punch the god nose yonder sky
by TONY SINGLE
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is this a haiku
or just another tanka
we’re phoning it in
but no one answers the call
and we’re still unselfaware
by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
© All rights reserved 2023
a hopeful tanka
behold its hopeful glory
yup, it’s full of hope
ushering in a new year
with more hope than you can stand
by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
© All rights reserved 2023
