Earth’s Imprecise Orbit - 365.242 Days
A February 29th - Leap Day Tanka
Carefully tallied
Solstices and equinoxes
Kept in place, neatly
Align in perfect measure
Never Christmas in July
About the Creator
Bonnie Bowerman
Just a curious soul with a crayon, at the beginning of my writing journey. There were many absorbing detours along the way.
I am so happy, I stumbled upon this community. The depth of talent here, takes my breath away!
Enjoyed the story? Support the Creator.
Subscribe for free to receive all their stories in your feed. You could also pledge your support or give them a one-off tip, letting them know you appreciate their work.
Keep reading
More stories from Bonnie Bowerman and writers in Poets and other communities.
181 Keeping Watch
Each day she watched through her window. Watched? Perhaps an exaggeration: a monochromatic nuclear aftermath remaining of the world, blurring into a blindness--loss of contrast and depth of field. Achromatic aberrations displayed a waste-scape stratified in grays.
By Gerard DiLeo4 days ago in Fiction
Comments (2)
This was so brilliantly done! Loved your Tanka!
Celestial measurement as poetry. Beautiful as a sunrise. Well done!