Poem 355 – The Cusp

Like learning to ride
With stabilisers removed,
Our world is wobbling,
Caught between losing control
And new equilibrium.

The days are shorter, leaves have fallen, and the temperature is dropping as we transition from autumn to winter. This is not the only change in the air.
(This poem is an attempt at a tanka, a Japanese form, like a haiku, but with lines of 5, 7, 5, 7, 7 syllables.)
(16.11.24)

© Ben Quant 2024
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