Ekphrastic Tanka Series #1: Hear my Ancient Call
hear my ancient call
from mists beyond the hermit’s cell
see the rising dawn
we who gaze with bated breath
journeying from one to all
#1 April 28 2022
Ekphrastic Tanka #2: A Man’s Song
always in our mind
swirling ’round to end of time
you from whom we come
we come to you in time of need
giving you our precious seed
TANKA #2 APRIL 28 2022
Ekphrastic Tanka #3: Eternity
Image by Isoda Koryusai
Heaven entwines Earth
we intertangling creatures
bound unto glory
I see your eyes in my gaze
locked now in eternity
TANKA #3 APRIL 28 2022
Tanka #4: Heaven’s Breath
given end of days
showering Heaven’s last gasp
rocks scattered like leaves
gods breathing timeless wonder
we waiting below wordless
TANKA #4 APRIL 28 2022
Ekphrastic Tanka 5: Bodhgaya
we remember you
we voices in the river
flowing through centuries
what is lost can never speak
what is remembered: a dream
TANKA #5 MAY 2 2022
Ekphrastic Tanka 6: Monastery
when you call to me
summoning present trumpets
my answer still echoes
reverberating valley wide
resonating through the clouds
TANKA #6 MAY 2 2022
Ekphrastic Tanka 7: Funeral of a Buddha
the world is awake
the whole world awakening
this world waking dream
how many kalpas to come?
secrets revealed in the lights
TANKA #7 MAY 2 2022
Ekphrastic Tanka #8: Youthful Gaze
in early morning light
you dance in the golden fields
of a brand new day
when we are young we struggle
when we are old we rejoice
TANKA #8 MAY 2 2022
Note: Tanka traditionally feature a 5-7-5-7-7 syllable structure.
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