Don Johnson Poet Tanka

Summer

Summer night, dogs bite,
par for the course old fellow,
river down, flooded town,
Yellow Belly were, biting are,
Jewfish sure are sorrowful,  huh.

12-jul-11 Don Johnson
Francines contest Summer night tanka

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Jessica Vh July 25, 2011 at 5:55 PM Love it! =) The last line is so peculiarly wonderful."Jewfish" I wonder...?

Jack Ross Jr. July 16, 2011 at 7:28 PM witty and soulful, your poetry is always an art form....good one Aussie Gent! Thanks for you kind and gracious comments on Harlequin....Later mate....Old Jack

Elaine George July 13, 2011 at 4:24 AM Great Tanka, Don. Best wishes in Francines, contest. Lainie

Debbie Guzzi July 12, 2011 at 2:52 PM LOL...if you lived in the inner city you'd be a rap star!!! [sure sounds like summer!] Light & Love Don Johnson July 13, 2011 at 1:52 AM Well babe I have more than 200 crappy verses on youtube johnsondon2...preminition promotion :)