Jeff Kyser Poet Tanka

Old Man Forest Tanka

old man forest slumps
time is the savage victor
upright days long since
insolent, new growth moves in
forgotten, absorbed, lives on

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for the Bite Size Poem no.39 Poetry Contest
sponsored by Line Gauthier
written on 02/14/2022, updated 03/07/2022

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Gershon Wolf February 14, 2022 at 7:59 PM That's right. Nature abhors a vacuum, and so many forms of life are so incredibly hardy and/or resilient. ~ Gershon