I,

Shadow

Trailblazer,

Trace my rhythms

Patterning unknowns

On to the chalk path chase,

Drawing forms, colours blurred

Outline my chosen name to hunt

For sparks, brittle blooms still nourish bees,

Transparent petals

Offer nectar to the wings,

Stalks direct the globe.

Antonia Sara Zenkevitch

My response to Colleen Chesebro’s Tuesday Tanka Challenge, with thanks.

The words to use synonyms for were: Follow & Lead