Red Cap Requiem
a cardinal sang ...
sweet, to send my soul soaring,
til I saw his muse ...
a beautied mate - his one love -
cold and still ... on April snow.
~ 1st Place ~ in the "Let The Pens Flow - Tanka" Poetry Contest, Jenish Somadas, Judge & Sponsor.
( Syllables = 5, 7, 5, 7, 7, counted at HowManySyllables.com )
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