Tanka Journal poet

Michael Flanagan

In their own words

I am retired and live in Minnesota USA. I believe that fly fishing and writing poetry has and will add years to my life.

inhale peaceexhale turmoil and miserymoment by momentthe world plucks at my heartleaving scars behind

in complete trustthe boy’s prize hog almost smilesas he walks to doomand the farmer rolls his pricedeeper into his pocket

always be happy…a thought scrawled in a yearbookby a boy long deadwho will be forever smilingsearching for his future

side by side since birtheach day we walk togetherbrother death and I…under sunshine and through darknesswe follow the path we find