Martin Grenfell
 

rising gale—
trapped on the ridge
one after another
strangers
become friends

cave stream
in thirty minutes
we walk through
a million years
of water
          — for Phil

rest home
turning off
the kitchen tap
how tightly it clings
to the last few drops

save! save! save!
every little bit counts!
wrapping
my christmas presents
with junk mail

less spicy next time
I tell my aunty
next day at lunch
eating her share
I reconsider

Martin Grenfell is a software engineer from Christchurch, New Zealand. He enjoys cooking, rock climbing, online gaming and monster movies. His poems have appeared in Modern English Tanka, Lynx and Tanka Splendor.

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