i let my softest 
pussywillow self take off 
its winter jacket

tossing timid into wind,
into chill, chafe, chance, and change

—dotty seiter

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Notes about poem and art:
• In my untitled poem, I used the tight format of a classical tanka to spring clean the clutter of excessive wordiness crowding my mind. A classical tanka is based on five lines with prescribed syllable counts (5-7-5-7-7) in which the first three lines (the kami-no-ku) set a scene, and the last two lines (the shimo-no-ku) pivot to provide emotional reflection.
• In the final addition (bottom right) to my Le’ts Play House four-patch of collaged house imagery, I also took the opportunity to spring clean, staying with simple shapes free from clutter.