Tanka Journal poet

Charmaine Chircop

In their own words

Born in 1977 ,and lives on the island of Malta.

from between pagesthe forgotten petal fallson an empty shelfsettled dust is today's mudwhere the priest smells a smudged rose

first cherry blossomwithering away too soonunder the old treeHer lone footprints mark wet soilby the little pink casket

last flutter of wings'neath a circle of twelve starsas sanctions persistbald eagle feeds on monarchsto poke blood thirsty snow bear