The Voice In the Sun

From the sky’s great hall

He calls. Hot breath descending

To the earth becomes

Glamour, hiding the meaning

Of the ancient truths he’s seen.

Rag Torch- Tanka Poetry

Passion is the light

Expelling halos of night.

A Shepherd’s rag-torch

It sends the wolves careening,

Maddened into the shadows.

It’ s time for SKWWP#24 (The Secret Keeper’s Weekly Writing Prompt #24). You can find all the submissions to this challenge by clicking the underlined link. My bit is below and it is entitled:

A Lover’s Heart

By Je Lillie

Walk another mile

With me old friend. Your promise

To take the long view

Still stands. Let’s beat the odds by

loving each other like God.

Ireland 517

This week’s offering is a tanka.

Tanka poetry rhythm is 5 – 7 – 5 – 7 – 7 in one stanza. Many times tanka poetry focuses around the theme of love and relationships.

Let me ask, who do you think is the narrator in this poem and who is he/she speaking to? Who else could it be?