a lone seagull

on  a shore branch

how long it waits

as waves touch and go

as waves touch and go

Tanka Origins, August Edition 2020 (Ed. an’ya)

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Editor’s comment: A very memorable tanka by Pravat Kumar Padhy from India. Suddenly, I am  a seagull alone waiting, waiting, waiting on a shore pine branch”. Pravat’s repetition in the final two lines enhances the concept of the tanka greatly, and only a skilled tanka poet could create the feeling Pravat has given readers in this tanka. It's yet another stunning example of his usual fine work!