Jeff Kyser Poet Tanka

Endless Torrent

Multiple sources
combine forces to create
a mighty current.
Quiet babbling brooks become
a cacophonic thunder.

Arcing in sunlight,
a stone lands with a kerplunk,
sends water skyward.
Swept downstream, it vanishes,
no evidence of impact.

Countless words flood forth:
mirth, anguish, anger, joy, awe.
Cast into the soup,
briefly visible to all,
swept downstream into the void.

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Gershon Wolf February 24, 2022 at 8:18 PM I especially like how you've contrasted the 'vanishing stone' of the second tank with the swelling current of the first stanza. Perspicacious penning, Jeff! :) gw

L Milton Hankins February 24, 2022 at 11:48 AM Superb writing, Jeff. I was enthralled by the images and "swept downstream" with the theme so well-presented. Jeff Kyser February 24, 2022 at 12:10 PM Thanks, Milt. I was hopeful a multi-stanza tanka could be used if some separate ideas were presented and then combined, but I never know... :-) Enjoyed the exercise though!