Wonderful - it flows like a song - like a good tanka should! Even that silent syllable in the last line after 'feelings39; -YR...
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blomstereng
Apr 1, 2002 7:15 pm
more warmth from the northbound sun-- a quickening in winter's quiet womb and newborn thoughts of life kirsty...
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Marjorie A Buettner
craneswing2
Apr 2, 2002 1:20 am
the circling moon colors the depth of the night with a golden light for the briefest of moments tasting your lips once again Marjorie Buettner ...
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mz_sherry
Apr 2, 2002 7:51 am
Marjorie, Hi I just joined tonight but wanted to say this is a very lovely poem you have wrote nicely expressed. When we reply do we send this to eachother or...
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mz_sherry
Apr 2, 2002 7:58 am
Hi everyone, My name is Sherry Im new here looking foward to reading your alls work and will post mine sometime too ive wrote several. God bless, Sherry!...
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blomstereng
Apr 2, 2002 1:00 pm
clarion call from a distant freight train deep in the night when powerful dreams may signal warning kirsty...
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wifeofbath3
Apr 3, 2002 12:42 am
Taking forever, this reluctant seed; my heart curls tightly in its case, resisting warmth and rain. Suzanne...
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wifeofbath3
Apr 3, 2002 12:44 am
Taking forever, this reluctant seed; my heart curls tightly in its case, resisting warmth and rain. Suzanne...
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Jane Wilson
jw_nightowl
Apr 3, 2002 2:17 am
the opossum on my parents' front steps a silent visitor seeking nourishment on this dark spring night -- Jane Wilson [Captain John Smith of Virginia's...
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mtlafrodisia
Apr 3, 2002 4:24 am
Her brown nipples thru a sheer white blouse . . . I sit solitary in a cafe and ponder my next poem and a ku - sheer blouse . . . her bronze skin and freckles ...
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mz_sherry
Apr 3, 2002 5:36 am
Nicely wrote Gary :O)Sherry...
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mz_sherry
Apr 3, 2002 5:39 am
Great tanka lovely and impactful...Expressed love and meaning in this....Very nicely done. Sherry...
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mz_sherry
Apr 3, 2002 5:46 am
Suzane, Great tanka Im new here so Im not sure if one mails the comments or is supose to post them.....In replies I sent mine to you but ill just say this is...
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Gary B
gdbrem
Apr 3, 2002 2:39 pm
I sit solitary in a cafe and ponder my next poem Ah! John, thanks. Gary Tina March guest and Gar tells tales at: http://gardawg.homestead.com/gardawg.html ...
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poetice2001
Apr 3, 2002 3:25 pm
... Reminds me of this old one: in the café where we sit among strangers with eyes on your cleavage i wonder if they are real these feelings i have for you ...
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blomstereng
Apr 3, 2002 10:18 pm
cafe sign: "help wanted --inquire within" a reminder that my inner self knows all the answers kirsty...
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Jane Wilson
jw_nightowl
Apr 4, 2002 3:10 am
in Bethlehem gunmen and armored tanks filling the streets -- a sudden downpour breaks this slow afternoon -- Jane Wilson ... Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center -...
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mz_sherry
Apr 4, 2002 5:35 am
Jane, Well written such a powerful write... Sherry...
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mz_sherry
Apr 4, 2002 5:36 am
Well written Jane, powerful write. Sherry:)...
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mz_sherry
Apr 4, 2002 5:37 am
I didnt mean for that to happen please forgive me.......
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blomstereng
Apr 4, 2002 1:17 pm
... Reading this, I recalled a sijo I once wrote about a seed that is difficult to germinate the sky blue morning glory finds germination difficult her seed...
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thelmamariano
Apr 4, 2002 8:55 pm
slowing down to watch the sky at mid-life I see new dreams form in the shape of clouds -- Thelma...
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mz_sherry
Apr 5, 2002 4:58 am
This is beautiful wonderful read of such hope shows that becoming older doesent always have to be depressing. Sherry:)...
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thelmamariano
Apr 5, 2002 6:05 pm
Last night I went to a Montreal Ikebana exhibition (Japanese flower arrangements) and was inspired to write the following tanka. in the foliage white orchids...
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Gary B
gdbrem
Apr 5, 2002 8:56 pm
the fern's shadow on a white-panelled screen - I look back and see the doubts that follow me even now Thelma, well done set. * cut daffodils wilt too near the...
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priszm11@...
krtntt
Apr 6, 2002 2:29 am
... A wonderful series, Thelma! Thanks for sharing some of your world. Cindy __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite...
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Marjorie A Buettner
craneswing2
Apr 6, 2002 12:40 pm
this gradation of early morning light spills out into the sky overfilling the air with sweet liquid luminous song Marjorie Buettner ...
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naia
naia01
Apr 7, 2002 12:54 am
in my deepest dreams of losing and longing I shall welcome tonight's lost hour -naia __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo!...
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mz_sherry
Apr 7, 2002 1:32 am
Lovely write:)...
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labellaluna2002
Apr 7, 2002 9:30 am
In a message dated 4/4/02 4:57:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time, tankapoet@... writes: << slowing down to watch the sky at mid-life I see new dreams form in...