Unperturbed

Waterfall in Zilker Botanical Garden, Austin, Texas
Zilker Botanical Garden, Austin, Texas

Whetstone or wet stone

clear water knows no bias

be water, my friend

City of many things

Made for the people

city of luck, lustre, love

made by the people

a city of muck and mire

so real and still so fine

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This is my first time trying Tanka, a work of 5 lines following the 5-7-5-7-7 syllables format. What do you think?

Photo: JFK airport