Written for #TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 54, Imagist poetry, 3/3/2026

LEMON
Sour
acidic taste
bitter against the brave
adds flavour to cakes and salads
sweet hope.
Books by author Diana Coombes
Written for #TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 54, Imagist poetry, 3/3/2026

LEMON
Sour
acidic taste
bitter against the brave
adds flavour to cakes and salads
sweet hope.
I am a fifty something mother of two grown up children, and one beautiful grandchild. I have been married for nearly thirty-four years. My first book was published ten years ago. I wrote my book Sticks and Stones because of my experience of being bullied at school. View more posts