Bedside Meditation Tanka

stocked bedside table
with beloved poetry
can only manage few lines
pray language flows again
add white tulips for luck

Music Therapy Tanka

wheel me one floor down
tamborines, maracas, drums,
blocks, triangles
music therapy surely heals
full belly laughs for first time

Core Strength Tanka

I struggle to stand up,
sit down. My core strength gutted–
hysterectomy
took a toll but push ahead
with therapists & their tough love