Gotcha(Tanka) Poem by Dónall Dempsey

GOTCHA!

artist surprises
landscape with a sudden look
captures it in paint
landscape struggles on canvas
yet unable to break free

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THE PROOF OF THE PUDDING

'They say that beauty...
...is only skin deep.' she smirks
in her best Mae West.
'What yu say...you and me...eh
you know...let's test that theory! '

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GUESS WHO I HAD IN THE BACK OF THE CAB LAST WEEK?

Modern day sculptor
leaves masterpiece in taxi.
Phones cab company.
'What does it look like? ' they ask.
'Construction in space! '