Pumpkin Pie 15, Custard Cup 3, Passionfruit 4: Lessons
Title: Lessons
Main Story: In the Heart
Flavors, Toppings, Extras: Pumpkin pie 15 (trick or treat), custard cup 3 (autumn: Mother of the Crows, Seanan McGuire), passionfruit 4 (I see in them and myself the same old law - Walt Whitman), rainbow sprinkles (Ahava), pocky, cherry (tanka), malt (SC 440: though you're miles and miles away, I see you every day).
Word Count: 71
Rating: PG.
Summary: Ahava learns from her mothers.
Notes: Trying my hand at tanka. I've done haiku, but never this.
What is life without
some tricks? Ahava knows well
holding yourself close
and apart is a trespass
for you do not see the treats.
She learned this from her
mother-- both of them women
Of integrity.
One let go, unable to
hold. One held, could not let go.
Every fall, the leaves
Dance and swirl, shreds of color
Buffeted by wind.
Ahava watches the dance
and waits for her next lesson.
Main Story: In the Heart
Flavors, Toppings, Extras: Pumpkin pie 15 (trick or treat), custard cup 3 (autumn: Mother of the Crows, Seanan McGuire), passionfruit 4 (I see in them and myself the same old law - Walt Whitman), rainbow sprinkles (Ahava), pocky, cherry (tanka), malt (SC 440: though you're miles and miles away, I see you every day).
Word Count: 71
Rating: PG.
Summary: Ahava learns from her mothers.
Notes: Trying my hand at tanka. I've done haiku, but never this.
What is life without
some tricks? Ahava knows well
holding yourself close
and apart is a trespass
for you do not see the treats.
She learned this from her
mother-- both of them women
Of integrity.
One let go, unable to
hold. One held, could not let go.
Every fall, the leaves
Dance and swirl, shreds of color
Buffeted by wind.
Ahava watches the dance
and waits for her next lesson.