Poets Salon: Earth Day

POETS SALON

– 04/20/23

Hosted by Kathabela Wilson

Tan-ku
Japan to US
two dear friends
write tanka and haiku
to span the distance

~ Kathabela

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Descanso Gardens (Photo – Kathabela Wilson)

Deborah P Kolodji and Mariko Kitakubo

Forest Bathing

uphill path
I slow down to breathe
the pine scent

she perches
at the edge of
my straw hat
a butterfly’s siesta
in emerald breeze

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Garden Music

silent blooms
in a camellia forest
pond ripples

scarlet
tsubaki flower
fringed white
aria
under the moonbow

Note: Tsubaki means camellia.

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Earth Day (Photo – Kathabela Wilson)

Following the Strands

glamour
of nocturnal
salt water
born from a moon
in Andromeda

expanse
of the universe
a boy and his dog

journey
of the double helix
has no ending. . .
ancient dragonfly shadows
by the stream

tar pit
on Wilshire Boulevard
saber-toothed tiger

iridescent tail
of a baby lizard
Goddess Nyx
gives him wings
sherbet moon

the speed of sound
through water
whale song

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“Distance”

Earth Day: Notes and Credits

Mariko Kitakubo is a tanka poet in Tokyo Japan. Deborah P Kolodji writes haiku in Temple City, CA. Their new book “Distance,” of responsive tanka and haiku, is published by Shabda Press.

Suggest your own theme. or write Kathabela for a theme suggestion. We publish every two weeks. Send short poems, free verse, haiku, senryu, tanka, cherita, haibun, tanka prose, short prose poems, etc., or your own unique approach, to Kathabela by text message or (click here to email her directly). We can feature your work again after five months. Multiple Submissions can be saved to appear later:

1. Send a short bio, with comments on your theme.
2. Send photos or artwork by you, or friends.
3. Put your poems directly in the email.
4. No attachments except photos.

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