Eyes and Minds Tanka

we walk quietly

from the doctor’s room

into an elevator

our eyes and minds escape

into panel numbers

Quail Eggs, 3, 2025

Moonlit Snow Geese Tanka

flock after flock

of moonlit snow geese ...

again, this urge

to leave this promised land

to find another

Quail Eggs, 2, 2025

Foreclosure Tanka

at 3 a.m.

I'm sleepless yet again

and my neighbor's lights

are also on ...

Foreclosure tilted in moonlight

Quail Eggs, 1, 2025

cubic Feet of Freedom Tanka

my hope

the caged fluorescent bird

makes no sound ...

in these cubic feet of freedom

for years I've sought the key

Quail Eggs, 1, 2025