“Taka” is Japanese word for hawk. “Tanka”is Japanese poetry form.
red-tailed predator
eyes alert, talons sharpened,
silent as fence post
waits for slightest rustling
small creature disturbs switch grass
taka tanka
31 Jan 2019 3 Comments
in tanka Tags: fence post, grass, hawk, predator, silent
a poem in my pocket 
Feb 02, 2019 @ 09:03:10
Taka tanka. This is awesome.
Feb 02, 2019 @ 20:32:51
Thank you, Yassy 🙂
Feb 03, 2019 @ 01:03:07
You welcome, Lynn.