Tish Davis
Shall I Compare?
it fits in the wrinkles
of her white bed covers
her skeletal frame
too weak to restart the audio
of Shakespeare's sonnets
A State Certified Long Term Care Ombudsman Volunteer, I time the call light outside the blind woman’s room, count the number of staffers that pass her by …
these darling buds of May—
keys on a white baby grand,
the children
from a local church
about to sing
About the Author
Tish Davis lives in Northern Ohio. Her tanka and related forms have appeared in numerous online and print publications. When she isn’t busy with work and grandchildren she enjoys exploring the local parks with her husband and three dogs.