Flimsy Bright

from my cupboard fall
all the stripey flimsy bright
things I used to wear

some dull dreary mourning tide 
hath made me drab as ashes

© Gail Foster 2016
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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May 6, 2016 at 6:15 PM
enjoyed your form of Tanka ,enjoyed this one, thank you for sharing ~~SKAT
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May 10, 2016 at 4:39 PM
Thank you for reading my work, SKAT. Short verse forms are great for describing moments like this. All the best to you x
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