Wednesday, September 24, 2025

A Tanka by Jackie Chou

 

praying
for the weight of woes
to lift . . .
the mercy of a raven
fleeing the branch

~

Jackie Chou is a writer from Southern California who has two collections of poetry, The Sorceress and Finding My Heart in Love and Loss, published by cyberwit. Her poem "Formosa" was a finalist in the Stephen A DiBiase Poetry Prize. She has recent work in The Ekphrastic Review and Synchronized Chaos.

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