Haiku-Tanka-Senryu


Silent pond water,
A frog springs off a lily,
The ripples recede. 

The passing of time,
A drifting piece of plastic,
They gather many.
The dirty ditch of water,
Ignored by people passing.

Once there was a pond,
Now a floating trash can,
The frog is gone.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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