Tuesday, April 19, 2011

The Final Tanka

By Tricia Schwennesen

Autumn leaves hang stagnant
gold leaves now brown and brittle
lie dead in the street gutters
the mind continues to grow
while the heart lays dormant.


Tricia Schwennesen is the editor of Conexión, a bilingual weekly publication of the San Antonio Express-News. She is the board chairwoman for the non-profit Martinez Street Women's Center and The Media Justice League. She lives in San Antonio and is a graduate of the University of Oregon. She had several small parts in the skits of the 2009 Gridiron sponsored by the San Antonio Association of Hispanic Journalists.

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