Tanka #5

I sat in a trance
moments of rumination
trumpets — in silence —
singing ‘life’s an illusion’
Oh wake up! The joke’s on me.


Phillip Knight Scott | © 2019

Written for Colleen‘s #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 150 #SynonymsOnly : “trick” and “spell”

Published by Phillip Knight Scott

My name is Phillip. I am a Tar Heel born and bred and watch every Yankees game I can. I'm still searching for my own TARDIS. My first novel, "The Alien in the Backseat," is available now! https://amzn.to/3oVCG77

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