March 5, 2013 The Fallen – A Tanka Leave a comment Hands used to hard work By night, lay calloused and broke Like a fallen oak Brought to it’s knees by axemen Split and forgotten ~ ~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~ Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print Like Loading... Related Posted by Dom DiFrancesco in Poetry Tagged: forgotten, life, living, lost, poem, poetry, poor, tanka, worker, working class