Orange Yuletide
written by: Tanya Adèle Koehnke
Old pomander
dangles from an evergreen branch
rumpled velvet ribbon frayed
faded cranberry red.
Perfect orange pierced with cloves
shrunken shrivelled
sweet fragrance of citrus and spice
scent of must and Christmas past.
Handcrafted ornament
renews Yuletide
glows in dusty orange tree light
perfumes atmosphere of yesteryear.
Tanya Adèle Koehnke earned her MA in English from York University. Tanya taught English at several colleges and universities in Toronto. Tanya also has a background in arts journalism. Tanya’s poems appear in The Ekphrastic Review; The Ekphrastic World Anthology 2020; Framed & Familiar: 101 Portraits: An International Anthology of Poetry and Photography; Hamilton Arts & Letters’ “The Canadian Chapbook” issue; Canadian Woman Studies; Poets & Painters; The Canvas; Big Art Book; tinted memories and Forever Soup (Third Iris Zine); Sleet Magazine; Foreplay: An Anthology of Word Sonnets; Tea-Ku: Poems About Tea; Bards Against Hunger: 10th Anniversary Anthology; Grid Poems: A Guide and Workbook; Alchemy and Miracles: Nature Woven Into Words; and other publications. Tanya’s poems also appear in online galleries. Tanya has received several awards for her poetry via annual juried exhibitions.
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- Orange Yuletide - December 19, 2023
