The wrinkle in the tout’s
Pitch for merchandise cheap
Lull customers to sleep
No excitement
Packs his traveling case
Off to find a new crowd
No street selling allowed
Oh, drat the luck
©2021 Annette Rochelle Aben
The wrinkle in the tout’s
Pitch for merchandise cheap
Lull customers to sleep
No excitement
Packs his traveling case
Off to find a new crowd
No street selling allowed
Oh, drat the luck
©2021 Annette Rochelle Aben
Today, your eyes opened
The day offered welcome
All that you might become
Encouragement
©2021 Annette Rochelle Aben
https://wordcraftpoetry.com/2021/11/02/tankatuesday-weekly-poetry-challenge-poets-choice-4/
Portal to the future
There’s magical wisdom
For you to find freedom
Empowerment
©2021 Annette Rochelle Aben
https://wordcraftpoetry.com/2021/08/03/tankatuesday-weekly-poetry-challenge-poets-choice/
Encourage another
Be supportive and fair
Take time to show you care
They’ll find their wings
©2021 Annette Rochelle Aben
https://wordcraftpoetry.com/2021/07/06/tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-233-poetschoice/
we are not cursed with pain
we are blessed with the chance
to learn to dance the dance
of the healer
to turn off suffering
wiith knowledge, we once knew
methods ancient, tried, true
plying the craft
©2021 Annette Rochelle Aben
https://wordcraftpoetry.com/2021/06/01/tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-228-poetschoice/