Wine

Waterfall, Japanese Friendship Garden, Phoenix, Arizona

drinking from the falls
in the absence of a pub—
wine of loneliness
always clinging to my tongue
even though I rinse my mouth

Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher

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Posted on July 9, 2015, in 5-7-5-7-7, Arizona, Carpe Diem, Japanese Friendship Garden, Phoenix, tanka and tagged Arizona, Japanese Friendship Garden, loneliness, mouth, Phoenix, rinse, tongue. Bookmark the permalink. 12 Comments.

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readinpleasure | July 9, 2015 at 6:07 am

Poignant!

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Chèvrefeuille | July 9, 2015 at 2:35 pm

Wow … what a nice tanka. You have mastered this beautiful poetry form.

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- magicalmysticalteacher | July 9, 2015 at 2:47 pm
  
  Well, thank you! Let’s say I’m working at it. What fun!
  
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milan rajkumar | July 9, 2015 at 3:06 pm

Wow MMT , sublime and ecstatic .

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janicead | July 9, 2015 at 3:59 pm

Well done!! Love the photo, MMT.

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Mish D Sky | July 9, 2015 at 4:18 pm

rinsing doesn’t help? then, it must be a question of personality. seems to me that it’s something that gifted people have. maybe i’m wrong… well, i don’t know, but i really like your several posts written as tanka.

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kaykuala h | July 10, 2015 at 5:16 am

How very pure and cool can the Falls water be! It would certainly leave an unforgettable feel in the mouth.

Hank

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Kalpana Solsi | July 10, 2015 at 11:38 am

The image of the waterfalls is serene and meditative.

Wine of loneliness . You have the company of your thoughts. Isn’t it?

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ladyleemanila | July 10, 2015 at 10:11 pm

Wine of loneliness, that’s brilliant, cheers!

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Ron. | July 11, 2015 at 6:07 am

Rare to see this much water in much of your photo work. Beautiful. Salute!

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Tournesol (Clr) | July 11, 2015 at 8:26 pm

How moving, MMT, so very poignant.

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Bastet | July 11, 2015 at 9:37 pm

Hard hitting … a beautiful write.

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