Sunday, August 21, 2011

Tanka



                                 found in a trashpile
                                 a teapot with a crack
                                 making it useless
                                 but for the curve of its handle
                                 and the tilt of its spout
Stylus Poetry Journal
August 2005


Posted by Picasa

4 comments:

Gillena Cox said...

pretty enough to hold some freshly flowers :)

much love...

Adelaide said...

thanks, Gillena

Adelaide

Warren said...

It's original functionality is gone, perhaps. But more importantly to my eye, and apparently yours as well, its beauty remains. Beauty can remain despite other factors, including age and wear. Love it!

Warren

Adelaide said...

Thank you, Warren. Glad that my tanka appealed to you.

Adelaide