Bum’s Rush

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

https://wordcraftpoetry.com/2021/11/09/tankatuesday-weekly-poetry-challenge-no-251-synonymsonly-or-tastetherainbow/

clean slate

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/

Lionsgate

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/

soaring

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/

 

wizard we

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/