Cherita, Tanka & Haiku Poems by Sharon Ferrante

 

Cherita—

he touched me by the water 

tasting 

my frenzied tears

he tells me—

there’s always salt 

in what pulls you under

Cherita—

for centuries 

you whistling ghost 

on my train

I’ve adored 

how you feed the fire 

and pull the chain

 

Tanka—

analysing the wine

my friend 

wants to see 

haiku—

I open the window

 

Tanka—

I wonder 

does she save 

for tomorrow? 

the black butterfly 

on thistle

 

5 Haiku—

I ask the leaves…

do you have falling dreams?

 

reading minds 

the egret 

eats a snake

 

it starts out slow 

and then boom! 

jalapeño

 

blue moon over achiever

 

campfire stories 

mosquitoes 

in my bloodline

Sharon Ferrante lives and writes in Daytona Beach, FL, her work has appeared in many anthologies and online journals and magazines. Her words are rooted in mystery, magic, fancy and whimsy. Her debut collection launched in April 2022, from Hybrid Sequence Media, “The Choir of Crickets”