rowdy clouds gather
it’s a biker convention
at a sleazy bar
one of them guns an engine
headlights shatter the night sky*
*tanka – 5-7-5-7-7 syllabic poetry
originating in 8th century Japan
usually about gratitude, love or self-reflection
- Gary Hunter
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