M. L. Kiser Poet Tanka

Sleeping Bulbs

Lovely blanket on
The ground, snowflake comforter
Keeps my flower bulbs.
Snugly and warm as they sleep;
In winter repose so deep.

Springs thaw will wake them;
Hungry, they’ll eat and drink their,
Fill when they arise.
Tulips and irises grow
Tall and strong with nourishment.

A hiding place where, 
Newborn bunnies safely sleep,
Among my florals.
I watch them grow and I hope
They’ll have bunnies of their own.

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Sara Kendrick January 21, 2019 at 5:48 PM Ahh!! Enjoyed reading your work. It makes me long for spring even more. Thanks for the visits to my page. Sara M. L. Kiser January 21, 2019 at 6:19 PM You are welcome and thank you.

Andrea Dietrich January 21, 2019 at 5:10 PM so cute, imagining the baby bulbs as bunnies. I really liked that image. M. L. Kiser January 21, 2019 at 6:20 PM Thank you.

Carolyn Devonshire January 21, 2019 at 9:51 AM Not only the bunnies, but the bulbs may multiply too, M.L., though that will take another year. Love the thought of snow being the bulbs' comforter, protecting them until spring. Beautifully written tanka! Best wishes, Carolyn M. L. Kiser January 21, 2019 at 6:20 PM Thanks, Carolyn.

Heidi Sands January 21, 2019 at 9:48 AM What a sweet Tanka. I enjoyed this. Well done M.L. :) M. L. Kiser January 21, 2019 at 6:20 PM I'm glad, thank you.

Jan Allison January 21, 2019 at 8:46 AM what a charming string of tanka i love the imagery of a snowflake comforter and also the bunnies:-) adding this sweet poem to my faves:-) hugs Jan xx M. L. Kiser January 21, 2019 at 6:21 PM Oh good, thanks so much.

Caren Krutsinger January 21, 2019 at 7:46 AM M.L. You and I are the only two people I have met in the world who like bunnies in their garden. My relatives chase them away with Uzies and Bazookas, and my neighbors have a rifle. I am so glad we have met! M. L. Kiser January 21, 2019 at 6:21 PM That is why they know that they are welcome in our gardens; of course, bunnies have to eat, too so, it pays to over plant. Thanks.