Daver Austin Poet Tanka

Time Pieces

TIME PIECES

grandfather clock
time so easy to take apart
this child
with broken heart
couldn’t piece back together


that moment
she frowned and closed the door
i checked my watch
second hand stopped
gone forever more


summer vacation

hour hand
locked on 3:00 o’clock 
minute hand
but a tick tock away
“tick tock”   hooray!


in my closet
out of body   out of mind
out of time
nor even strong wind
can rattle the door

Dave Austin

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Phyllis Babcock June 12, 2017 at 4:26 PM Congrats on this featured poem. Nicely written. love phyl

Maurice Yvonne March 27, 2015 at 5:23 AM Perfect! For me favs...you my teacher. Love, appreciation and thanks!

M. L. Kiser March 24, 2015 at 8:28 AM Beautifully worded, Daver.

James Peranteau March 23, 2015 at 5:13 PM A wonderful chronical of circumstances in Tanka form, awesome to read this diary dear poet ! ;) Have a wonderfully blessed weekend my poetic friend......much love, james

Jaycee Cervenka March 23, 2015 at 2:53 PM Very nice string of tanka. all with a little different mood, but same theme. =)

Jan Allison March 23, 2015 at 1:26 PM I struggle to do one Daver you have created a brilliant string of tanka! Hugs jan xx 7 xx