Beau Monde (Tanka Chain) 短歌
Swans swimming zig-zag
Restless, my tranquility
Hillside poppies wave
Silent thunders have impact
Listening for one clapping hand
For one clapping hand
The world will preen and curtsy
Elephants trumpet
Shorebirds migrate endlessly
Such is life in this beau monde
Life in this beau monde
Impalas die, lions live
Wicked balance strange
Trees chopped down will grow again
Man has but one turn to play
But one turn to play
Bet it all on double-six
Squall line ends the drought
Thunder beats a timpani
Greet it all dispassionat’ly
Dispassionat’ly
Aging hunter now hunted
Life full circle comes
Tears today water my soul
Tomorrow carves out canyons
She carves out canyons
Nature’s brush strokes never done
Perfection is myth
Evolution’s changing path
New tomorrow’s fantasy.
© 2017 david w palmer
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