Afzal Nusker Poet Tanka

A Wilted Rose

Wilted rose petals
unable to attract bees.
Concubine's mirror
holds the reflection of gloom
as she daubs rouge on wrinkles.


Date: 08/19/2022

Note: For the contest (Bite Size Poem no51) by Line Gauthier.
         Honorable Mention

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Line Gauthier October 26, 2022 at 7:11 AM Particularly love your last line ~ Afzal Nusker May 6, 2023 at 12:06 AM thanks a lot.

Andrea Dietrich September 9, 2022 at 8:24 PM wow, what a strong tanka. A FAVE Afzal Nusker September 10, 2022 at 10:59 AM Thanks a lot, Andy.

Paghunda Zahid September 6, 2022 at 10:10 AM This is wonderful, it's been long since I read a poem like this. Was reading stuff on insta and fb, and honestly those people are spoiling poetry. Congratulations on the placement Afzal Nusker September 6, 2022 at 10:21 AM I agree with you completely. Sometimes it worries me a lot but then a community of such brilliant poets like poetrysoupers give me hope. Thanks for the visit, it is much appreciated.

Jim Slaughter August 19, 2022 at 10:47 AM This is a wonderfully pathetic image, Afzal, of an aging courtesan who is trying to recapture the "flower" she still sees in the reflection of the mirror. Perhaps she's preparing...again...for a vainly hoped-for visit from the Sultan tonight. Afzal Nusker August 19, 2022 at 12:12 PM Thank you very much for such a gracious compliment, Jim.