Splashes of autumn
Along verdant waterways
Beside winding roads
Within ancient lava beds
The glorious frocks of fall
Splashes of Autumn – Tanka: LAPC & SSC
Tanka
Bark – Tanka poem
White-headed woodpecker, Picoides albolarvatus
Bark
Protects hidden hearts
With tough layers of texture
Clinging and peeling
And revealing small glimpses
Of tenderness deep within