White Cherry Blossoms

patching another hole in my jacket some days even this heartache feels secondhand ~Megan Arkenberg This tanka, along this blog's title tanka (you can see it directly to the left of this post: "cherry blossoms/lost in the snow) were among the 31 most voted for tanka in this year's Tanka Splendor Awards. Congratulations to all the winners!

so surprised to see two days after the rain--ice we, who of all people know a thing or two about growing colder Winner of an honorable mention in the Gather.com "Express Yourself" poetry contest.