Tanka Journal poet

Grace Hughes Chappell

3 poems in Issue 1

In their own words

Hello at Tanka Journal. Thanks for the call for submissions. "...we went to the woods" is one of five submissions of mine.
Cheers,
Grace Hughes Chappell

we went to the woodson our anniversary--forty-seven years--no roof no altar this timerain dripped on us through the trees

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the lake was secretits darkening noontime blue--swim for it you saidthe other side beckoningwrapping us up together

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your kiss tastes of saltthe sea's juicy oysters, toosmall pearls of surprise–an undeniable routeto blood to lust toward loss

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