Painted Beauties Tanka
Crested- feathered, fruit-
Eaters, this bird is winter’s
Artsy friend –Eye lines
Winged thicker than Clara’s –both
Are painted beauties –turn heads.
Jill MacCormack
On Tanka as a poetic form:
A lovely far away poet's example--Sam Hamill's The Orchid Flower
A lovely nearby poet's example- John MacKenzie's Raven Tanka Diptych to End July
Cornell's Guide to Bohemian Waxwings
And last but not least:
Thanks for reading!
Keep cozy,
Jill