Tanka (Now he's escaped)

by Lee Nash

Tanka

Now he’s escaped,

the lion wants to play. Come!

It’s not raining and

you don’t need your umbrella.

(Not that it would save you.)

Ekphrastic tanka inspired by 'Allegro Strepitoso' by Carel Weight, 1908 – 1997.

First published in Ekphrastic – writing and art and art and writing, 1 October 2015.