Tanka Journal poet

Marilyn Fleming

2 poems in Issue 2

In their own words

Born and raised on a farm in Wisconsin, my poetry has been published in various literary journals, and anthologies, including Goose River Anthology, Modern Haiku, Red Cedar Review, Cattails and Frogpond. I have a special interest in oriental forms of poetry and won my first prize in the Hildegarde Janzen Oriental Forms Award in 1988.

long-legged shadowstiptoeing on pine needlesa splash of moonlightover the gorge– a swing bridgeyou and I hang suspended
old maw of the seastealing riches from upstreamanother delugeeroding faith leaves gougesmy defenseless roots laid bare