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Day: July 12, 2017

“I Miss Still Black Snake” Tanka 725

I’ve not seen Black Snake

Rat-Kill’s cousin come to claim

his old domain here.

 

Scared car ran over winter-

warmed asphalt-sleeping old pal.

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“I Miss Still Rat-Killer Black Snake”

I’ve not seen Black Snake

Rat-Kill’s cousin come to claim

his old domain here.

 

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“My Fine Young ‘Sauer” Tanka 716

My fine young ‘sauer

chews its ‘get’ then back for more!

Will it teach its kin?

 

Anole The First, I dub you:

eat my flies and mosquitoes!

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“My Fine Young ‘Sauer”

My fine young ‘sauer

chews its ‘get’ then back for more!

Will it teach its kin?

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“Big Toe Climber”

Lizard takes one big

toe for a hunter’s porte chere

and lets me look on.

 

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“And Bare We Must, Buddy” Tanka 719

My long-ago friend

faces blows both right and left:

Bear Up, Otto – Friend!

 

It is just what we all must do:

watch loves slip from our last ties!

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“And Bare We Must, Buddy”

My long-ago friend

faces blows both right and left:

Bear Up, Otto – Friend!

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“An Old Man Faces Seventy” Tanka 718

I no longer am

Invisible and gave up

Immortal last month!

 

It takes years fully to heal

and I leave most fights alone!

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“An Old Man Faces Seventy”

I no longer am

Invisible and gave up

immortal last month!

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“No Sooner Sat Than Lunched!” Tanka 719

No sooner sat than

Lizard launched ankle lunch

attack and moves not.

 

When I lift leg to say ‘hi,’

Yep. Same ‘zard: We trade our gains!

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