Today has been a happy day for me. Not only did the MouseTales Press team finish pulling together the print copy of the January issue,
but I also received news that my poem, “Coffee Dates,” was selected as one of
Robert Lee Brewer’s top ten poems from his somonka challenge.
“The somonka is comprised of two tankas written as love
letters–each tanka from one of two lovers.”
Regarding that mine is more about a breakup than love: Robert always accepts variations on form "rules."
Regarding that mine is more about a breakup than love: Robert always accepts variations on form "rules."
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| Coffee for One |
I nurse memories
of you in tiny teacups,
no milk. You cannot
be diluted. I swallow
your bitterness through clenched teeth.
of you in tiny teacups,
no milk. You cannot
be diluted. I swallow
your bitterness through clenched teeth.
I gave up coffee
and you, both a waste of taste
and time. I sold all
my teacups when I gave you
away on Valentine’s day.
and you, both a waste of taste
and time. I sold all
my teacups when I gave you
away on Valentine’s day.
Thanks for visiting and I hope you will visit Mag Cloud soon
to see (or better yet, to help support a small press by making a purchase!) the January 2014 issue of Mouse Tales Press.
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Love it Linda! It actually had two voices. :) I like the "bite" of the second tankas, a lot.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Sabra! Your support means a lot!
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