TANKAS FOR AMY
Waterfalls Do Collapse
A cool photo prompts an ode to winter
Flow framed within ice Earth’s staunch shoulders crave relief Resolve’s faint crackling Even this model must move A twitch — a cliff spills, splashes
An artist in awe Photos sing ceaseless word psalms Psalms spawn hope’s North Star – rebirth reinterpreted Rock — compliant sculpting clay
©Jenine Bsharah Baines 2023
When I saw Amy Jasek’s wonderful photographic, poetic piece on a waterfall collapsing, I was moved to write in turn.
A cliff lets go. Ice, even while stiffening, flows. So can I as a new year begins.
Thank you, team at Move Me Poetry for the home for these tankas — JD Greyson, Annieb, Magnolia, and Jenny. Thank you, as ever, dearest readers. Love.
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