Jeff Kyser Poet Tanka

Longings

Tires protest loudly
Vision tunnels as night falls
White lines hypnotize
Strong coffee, deeper longings
Steel resolve, exhort homeward

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(For the Brian Strand Tanka Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Brian Strand
Written 02/17/2022)

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Andrea Dietrich February 18, 2022 at 9:09 PM great tanka, Jeff and thanks for your comment the other day on my poetry

Kim Rodrigues February 17, 2022 at 6:46 PM Love the second line especially! Kim Rodrigues February 17, 2022 at 8:06 PM I suppose so. I took a couple classes. I learn from others too. Practice :) Jeff Kyser February 17, 2022 at 7:19 PM Do these short one get easier with time? I feel like I’m trying too hard. I guess the more you work with them… I guess it is like the quote, “I’d have written less if I’d had more time…”