Breakfast Sandwich [tanka]
March 26, 2021
Feed cats, brew coffee Then silent meditation Whisk eggs, butter bread Rhythm of morning practice – A breakfast silence sandwich Graphic courtesy of Pixabay
Tag: tanka
Waning Morning Moon [tanka]
December 10, 2020
Half-moon visiblewaning high in dawning sky This morning she hidesbehind a grey cloud blanketbut I know she is still there Photo from my personal collection
Morning Moon [tanka]
January 23, 2019
Super Moon arises eclipses into Blood Moon then sinks through dark trees as Sun peeks into morning giving Moon much-needed rest Images of moonset and lunar eclipse courtesy of Pixabay
Meditation Mantra [tanku]
April 23, 2018
Outside my window a little bird’s tiny chirp leaves me with a smile “Be! Be! Be!” is her mantra “Here! Here! Here!” is my response We repeat our chants until this Buddha spirit lifts her wings in flight I made up the term “tanku” because this poem is made up of a tanka followed … More Meditation Mantra [tanku]
Midday on Lake Michigan [tanka]
April 9, 2018
Imagination immense as rolling sand dunes rushing toward the shore A spark of inspiration glitters on each grain of sand Photo of Sleeping Bear Dunes and Lake Michigan near Glen Arbor, MI
Solstice Night [tanka]
December 21, 2017
On the longest night stars prick black velvet skies in deep icy silence A subtle journey begins as Earth tips her face toward light Happy winter solstice 2017, everyone! Photo courtesy of Pixabay Miraculous
Full [tanka]
October 11, 2017
Disk of luminance autumn’s harvest moon delight Wisps of onyx clouds float across her large round face, fleeting veils lace through moonbeams Photo taken by David Holder in SE Michigan on 10/05/2017 Exceptional
Monarch Hope [tanka]
July 1, 2017
Upon Monarch wings across many boundaries steadfast hope endures through cocoon and chrysalis of fourfold generations This drawing and tanka are another page on the topic of hope for the traveling visual journal project. See Potential for the first entry.
Summer Shower Meditation [tanka]
June 23, 2017
Layers of birdsong Emerge as rain subsides Then comes rain again A cool breeze brushes my face My cells sing to the zephyr Original photo by LuAnne Holder Transient
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