suddenly awake
to see a sharp sickle
hanging low
in the winter sky...
I grasp the edge of my dream


Favorite Tanka, Siloh Tanka Contest

Judge's comment:

my favorite lines from the poems entered, in no particular order:

I grasp the edge of my dream Chen-ou Liu (Canada)

http: //kirstencliffwrites.blogspot.co.nz/2012/07/the-siloh-tanka-contest-results.html

Chenou Liu

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/winter-dream-tanka/