merciful fires gather at the back of my head
Tag: tanka
snakes its way from nether to spine to nape
lessons from nature: truth, patience and freedom
dewlap expands and contracts red giant throbs
a red sun is birthed from anole’s dewlap

sparks fall into summer bay ripples
sea moons and the tidal silence
cherry winds at dawn
dreams devoured we curse the summer heat
blessed be the tongue that drips crimson in battle