a daily tanka — 25 May – Peter Frankis writes

neon supermarket —
mums among avocados 
cabbages brilliant packs 
out back lobstermen clack
carapaces on the glass

Image: Young girl with cabbage, Firmin Baes (1874 -1943) c/- Wikimedia. After Allen Ginsberg, A Supermarket in California, 1955

And this morning, some guitar for you from Spanish composer Antón García Abril (1933 – 2021) played by Francisco Bernier (maybe start with track 2 Evocaciones) (YouTubers).

3 thoughts on “a daily tanka — 25 May”

A nice slice of Ginsberg. And isn’t she a beauty to behold!

I love how this tanka takes an ordinary atmosphere and spins it into sharp images and moments! ❤

peterfrankiswrites says:

June 6, 2022 at 7:42 am

Thanks Jaya – it was a fun write – inspired by Ginsberg – but also a TV show called “Aussie Lobster Men” – which I completely misread…

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