Tanka – Page 2 – Poems From Psalms And Nature

Thoughts, Poems, Photos

Who are your favorite people to be around?
Daily writing prompt

As I pray the Psalms, there is a sense of love and strength through time. I think of my parents and others no longer on earth. Love endures and grows. Friendships change too, as life asks different things of us. Blogs and books, faith and prayer, are constants. I remember how my mother reconnected with some old friends in their old age. Thank you for visiting today.

peaceful time
with my blogs
remembrance

rearranging
art on the walls
cards, and small gifts
from friends
I see them anew

spring colors
poetry journals and books
on a brown tablecloth

Snowdrops
Garden Journal 2022
Photos by Karl

faith continues

faith continues
to grow
as I grow older
sun rising
earlier these days

Poem from May 7, 2013

looking at trees

looking at trees
I remember prayers
of friends

Photo by Susanne Jutzeler, suju-foto on Pexels.com

My haiku was published here on May 16, 2012. Reprinted in the book, The Helping Hand Haiku Anthology (Including Senryu, Tanka, and Haiga). Edited by Robert Epstein (2020, Middle Island Press). Karl and I also reprinted the poem in Quiet Christmas Poetry (2014).

Tanka by Carol Purington

On a drift of air
that circles the globe
from heart to heart,
continent to continent –
words of a carol

From Christmas Tanka by Carol Purington, a post from December 23, 2017. Carol and I corresponded for years, and she enjoyed being a part of our blogs.

Please visit Woodslawn Farm for more information about Carol and her books.