Under the Shadow of the Tent [Two Poems] by Lauren Redwood
Under the Shadow of the Tent
by Helen Galloway McNicoll
Under the Shadow of the Tent
summer sleeps
in sorrow, autumn
streaming in
shade nips
a bitter breeze
the women
share in stories
shadows of the tent
flickering under the sun
brillant with seagulls
taking flight
shrilling and shrieking
a collection of seashells
piling up beneath
the waves
a blanket is laid out now
hems splaying over the
silky cover
wisps of hair
rush in currents over
eager eyes cast on a page
waves crash
the man and boy in coarse sand
watch with delicate interest
a head peeks
just above the swaying surface
fingers fumble wings underwater
the man grasps a sixth
seashell
love just off shore
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Tanka: Cold Days
Every red berry,
coated with delicate snow.
The thought is bitter,
such beauty, ah, such beauty
in this frigid place.
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