monasteries
carved into mountains
hidden
from those
who hate God

           trees heavy
           with red and green
           fruit—
           in a dream, I tell my dead sister
           about the promotion

parkside
he wants to analyze our relationship
I’d rather discuss
the blues of the skies
the motion of the river

first published in MET
photo taken and copyrighted by mirlen

Comments

[Robert]

Enjoyed.

[Jennifer]

Interesting poems

[janet]

i enjoyed these. the first has a bold and intriguing quality to it that is quite appealing. in the third one, oh, I know what you mean (the last 2 lines...and how beautiful "the motion of the river" is)!

bright, "refreshing" photo too.

[Andrea]

All these poems are beautiful and a bright, irresistible photo too!

[Bill Kenney]

On "parkside:" I'm analyzing your relationship. It's a guy thing.

The trees and fruit take on a dreamlike quality of their own, even though you say nothing that denies their reality.

[aurora]

Thanks, all.

Bill -- YOU'RE incorrigible. :)

[Cynthia]

These are lovely tanka. For some reason the
abilty to write a worthy tanka alludes me.

Would love to have you guest at my blog.

[aurora]

Thanks so much for the kind words and visit, Cynthia.

[Cynthia]

A very interesting & arresting trio, for me
there is a theme of vision, of one form or
another.