Waves And Thorns ( Tanka Series )

Waves And Thorns

Some time I feel like 

Questioning everything,  

But find no answers.  

Does it reflect my deepest  

Hidden dissatisfactions? 

Storm churns in ocean  

From a distance the movement  

Of waves is serene. 

Sunset spreads a ruby glow

I sit in a quiet trance.

I watch a squirrel 

She rolls over in dirt bath!

cajoles a young one!

Their playfulness spreads a wave

Of mirth into my heart.

Learn to live with thorns. 

Often it comes from your bush,  

This is how it works. 

Tired of working to dissolve. 

Even a little thorn hurts. 

I eat too much 

My stomach rebels!  

I eat too little  

My sugar goes down! 

What a nuisance old age is!  

Need a long long rest.

Somewhere in oblivion,

On the higher grounds-

Above the slippery slopes

There is a paradise.

8. 21. 2016