Feel the Drum

Listen to the dark
The silence of the drum calls
Feel the soft caress
Taut skin brushed my fingertips
Worship gathered on my lips
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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May 4, 2017 at 10:48 AM
A tanka that can be simply read, or complex. And that final line is a little gem, and I would have liked to have written it :)
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May 2, 2017 at 11:24 AM
Nice :) 7!
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May 2, 2017 at 1:40 AM
A tantalizing tanka, John! Loved it mate!
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