there is even joy
isn't there
in the last light
as it touches the points
of every picket along the fence

Just received word this week that this poem, published in the Summer 2008 issue of Ribbons, has been chosen as the "Member's Choice Tanka" to be published in the Autumn 2008 issue of Ribbons.

Surprised, elated, honored.

Thank you to Bob Lucky, the previous winner, for distinguishing my poem out of the 50 that were published in this issue's Tanka Cafe under the theme "epiphany."