Friday, August 23, 2024

Some Tankas, Poems, Microcuentas, and So-On

 A (Non-)Tanka on Poets

There are no poets

in heaven, since the right words

would make it way worse,

and we’d all disagree on

which alphabet to pull from

[God’s purse].


A Tanka for Succulents

Patient and pokey,

sensitive, stubborn, I sit.

Still, waiting, chilling.

Meditating on this sip.

Too much, and I’ll get sick– dead.


What could houses tell you ?

Your friend could say, “it was hot out today”,

Or your mom could mention how little you listen.

But how ‘bout the light that helped you write letters

or the fan that kept cool while your dad grilled you-

“Did you skip school?”

Always there while you had other plans in your head,

thinkin’ it couldn’t listen while you were in bed.

Kinda sarcastically spinning. Again. Again.

What could it tell you, Your house with no head?

Probably somethin’ funny, that we wouldn’t get.



Guerramerica
No habrá las flores; no habrá el césped. La tierra sentirá cálida si pondrás la mejilla al suelo, pero entre el humo gris y el viento, adivinarías que fue en el medio del invierno. No habrá las sonrisas, solo caras con el tejido cicatricial; solo el plástico y sus recibos.

Párafajoros.
Me lancé a la rama. “¡Hola! ¡Soy aquí! ¡Hacemos los huevos!” Volé y besé el cielo, y caí hacia atrás a la otra rama. “¡Hola! ¡Soy aquí! ¡Tengo las plumas más azules y puedo picotear todas las larvas!” Por alguna razón, los pájaros rojos no les importo.

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