Kitchen Forgiveness Tanka
teapot on table
thank you for forgiving me
cinnamon & orange linger
when bad thoughts overtake me
I must remember to breathe
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Love the lingering cinnamon & orange, and those last two lines. Forgiveness as formal ritual. What an appropriate form.
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This is excellent! I love how you set it up: “teapot on table”. It’s a great scene/story. I agree with Bill, the form fits.
Simple and beautiful!
I do love a tanka and your final line is perfect!
Very nice sensory details! You have a balance between the abstract and the concrete. Thank you for sharing this poem!
“Teapot on table” such a peaceful invitation to sit and share tea and forgive. Well done.
Perfect and yes! to: “I must remember to breathe”
that broke my heart, exquisite
Gorgeous and touching, Linda. You’re dear, dear woman, no matter how much you cuss. 😉
I love this poem. It feels like a prayer or invocation of peace: “cinnamon & orange linger/when bad thoughts overtake me”
A wonderful meditation
Zen magic!!
This is as gorgeous tanka, Linda.