Tanka Journal poet

Lorraine Cipriano

In their own words

Thank you so much for your consideration of my tanka!

~Lorraine Cipriano

Drumming beats wildlyin tune with their heart rhythmbare feet stomping sandscintilla of doubt now gonehigh off her sweet aroma

Ohi'a blossomsvibrant red in the sunrisesandy shores call herpetals gathered from the wildsymbolizing sacredness

Invoking powersof the Indian spiritsbenevolent friendsfrom another space and timein this tapestry of life

Wrapped up in the nightsoft kisses with crimson lipsrosary beads gonea revised book of prayerwritten between us

Flirting with the crowdfrolicking in the momentdancing for her lifeleaving the crowd so dazzledwildly bright as a sunburst

Manifestationof abundance in all formsbeauty of goddessthe act of awakeninglike rose petals at her feet

During red swevendesire made him eloquentconfessing intentexistence of simple truthsour thoughts echo each other

Two planets alignblue moon playing hide and seekvisible all nightwhile the music of spheres playsinterstellar harmony