Tell me a tale
How the world began
How earth was born
Long before man
Each culture has
Its creation story
A myth or song
Filled with glory
A fiery battle
In the heavens above
Or an act of valor
Bestowed with love
A giant tortoise
On his back the earth
A star-woman
To life gives birth
The trickster raven
And sun gods
Juggling planets
Against all odds
The epic sagas
Of ancient ones
Passed on in fable
From fathers to sons
As images form
Before my eyes
Filled with wonder
Worlds crystallize
Ann Christine Tabaka was born and lives in Delaware. She is a published poet, an artist, a chemist, and a personal trainer. She loves gardening, cooking, and the ocean. Chris lives with her husband and two cats. Her poems have been published in numerous national and international poetry journals, reviews, and anthologies. Chris has been selected as the resident Haiku poet for Stanzaic Stylings.
Ann Christine Tabaka is better known by her middle name, Chris. She has been writing poems and rhymes since she was fourteen. She was an artist, a chemist, and a personal trainer. Her poems are in the Contemporary Group’s anthology “Dandelion in a Vase of Roses,” and the poetry journals “Whispers,” “The Society of Classical Poets,” “Indiana Voice Journal,” “Halcyon Days Magazine,” and “Scarlet Leaf Review.”
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