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she cries in the heat

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For: Tanka-Haiku Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Oliver Mckeithan
July 30, 2025

she cries in the heat of this longest summer day no rain to hide tears summer rain is slow clouds drift in like a whisper ~ a promise broken and grief like a coming storm with thunder the rain is here

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Kim Rodrigues

Date: 7/31/2025 6:01:00 AM

Our tears need a place to hide in our grief and we need the storm that seems to yell at the top of its lungs.

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 7/30/2025 5:25:00 PM

your poem just spoke to me--the raw sadness and grief adequately expressed in just a few lines. Excellent! enjoy your evening, Sara