what made me
reach to hold this stranger’s face
between my hands . . .
his poet eyes seeing all
my days today tomorrow
Bright Stars Anthology vol. 4, 2014
For the first time in many years, the Tanka Society of America is putting together an anthology of members’ tanka, edited by Atlas Poetica‘s M. Kei. It hasn’t been released yet, but I’m eager to read the selected tanka. (The Haiku Society of America is putting together a similar anthology of members’ haiku, which also should be released shortly.) In the meantime, M. Kei asked if I’d agree to have the above tanka published in his Bright Stars anthology. Here’s another one that appears in that new series:
trying hard
to look on the bright side
this moonless night . . .
I wonder which star to choose
for luck, love, happiness, life
Bright Stars vol. 4, 2014
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About Margaret Dornaus
I’m a writer and a teacher, as well as a haiku-doodler. I live in a beautiful woodland setting, surrounded by native oak forests, that inspires me to record haiku snapshots of luna moths and our resident roadrunner, and even an occasional black bear as it hightails it across the top of my road, my mongrel dog barking at its heels as I watch with wonder.
My work as a travel writer has appeared in publications from The Dallas Morning News to the Robb Report. You can find examples of my travel writing–as well as excerpts from a travel memoir I’m working on–at my other WordPress site, Travelin’ On.
What more than that do you need to know? Only that I started this blog with an eye toward collaboration. Got a haiku? Send it my way. . . . I’m all about new visions & voices.
Best, Margaret
Haiku-doodle 
…which star to choose…..I choose Margaret…..
Sweet . . .
Always love your poetry…
Thank you, Sanjukta . . . and I, yours.
Congratulations on being chosen for the publication – you do elegant work.
Thank you, Mike, for your kind comment . . .
I love the first tanka. It reminded me of when I met the young man who later became my husband.
Wow, thank you, Adelaide!
Thanks for sharing your lovely, bright work here.
J.
Thank you, Janet!
I loved the first one.It reminds me of a patient I took care of … a long time ago. Thank you.
Thank you!