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Tanka · Tanka is Japan's oldest poetry form. Traditionally a tanka has five lines with 5-7-5-7-7 syllables. In English some count sylla
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That is the most powerfull Tanka poem i have ever read!!!..so good to have your talent back samuraiwarrior1998 <Samurai000@...> wrote: Greetings to all my... 		al bo
albo2526
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alleluias a trapped bird flutters about at church looking for the way out the window; wee bit higher visit my site<http://mongst.8k.com>... 		gillena2001
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-This is a beautiful poem gillena.........Thankyou *caris ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Great stuff seeking new owners... 		caris macdonald
isabella_seed
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Thank you al bo! Your response is highly appreciated. Which of my three tanka did you like the most? All comments and critique are welcomed. :-) submitting... 		samuraiwarrior1998
samuraiwarri...
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February's poetry includes our first from Japan, cinquians from Africa, a poem written in Spanish with the English translation, experimental work, the Poem of... 		gdbrem
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These are all great and I like the new thank you tanka almost the best. I am a sucker for love poems myself so the antique shop piece resonated with me.... 		cynthia may
maydecant00
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Samurai, It is who thank you for sharing your gift to us, your unpaying public. The poem i am reffering to is ...The smoker at the crematorium..so powerfully... 		al bo
albo2526
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All the pages are now up at www.writershood.com. Gary ... a ... January... 		gdbrem
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albo, along with tanka, I enjoy writing haiku. I also write in blank verse or free verse. Learning to write haiku has improved the clarity of my imagery in... 		samuraiwarrior1998
samuraiwarri...
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Thank you Cynthia for your response. I'm glad you liked the antique shop tanka. Since you are a sucker for love poems as I am, I'll post a few of my old... 		samuraiwarrior1998
samuraiwarri...
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I woudl love to be able to share poetry with you, samurai, may i have your email add? Mine is albo2526@... samuraiwarrior1998 <Samurai000@...> wrote:... 		al bo
albo2526
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Ah, Gillena, as a retired minister I see so much symbolism in this verse. It's so beautiful, crisp and true. So glad you shared. Jeanne ... From:... 		J M Breden
rev_jeanne
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balmy days at the end of January there are times when I too am unlike myself Jane Wilson - Richmond VA ... Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions Great stuff seeking... 		Jane Wilson
jw_nightowl
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My email address is Samurai000@.... ... have your email add? Mine is albo2526@y... ... tanka, I enjoy writing haiku. I also write in blank ... clarity ...... 		samuraiwarrior1998
samuraiwarri...
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I like this tanka. I can smell the burnt remnants of the failed relationship wafting over the heads of the speakers. ... Service.... 		samuraiwarrior1998
samuraiwarri...
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I like this tanka. I can smell the burnt remnants of the failed relationship wafting over the heads of the speakers. ... Service.... 		samuraiwarrior1998
samuraiwarri...
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as you pour the wine while staring at me it overflows this heart of mine with uncontainable love --= Samurai =--... 		samuraiwarrior1998
samuraiwarri...
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even though I know that spring follows winter after all these years this blossom comes as such a sweet surprise Alison... 		bluetad2001
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A perfect-pitch tone, Jane. Lovely. Kevin ... ADVERTISEMENT... 		Kevin Henry
np15146
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even though I know that spring follows winter after all these years this blossom comes as such a sweet surprise Alison even though I know these stars are dead... 		Marjorie A Buettner
craneswing2
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February morning - even the vapour on the river rises slowly in the cold and my hopes still hanging -- Thelma... 		thelmamariano
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... then....... strong currents guide this rushing water I wade in love wraps around me and I am helpless kirsty Waldoboro, Maine... 		blomstereng
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... even though I know that sadness often follows joy the risk is always worth the taking... every time kirsty... 		blomstereng
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... even though I know beautiful notes come to rest in silence's arms I shall never stop singing nor turn from that good embrace Kevin ... ADVERTISEMENT [Click... 		Kevin Henry
np15146
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... even though I know that sadness often follows joy the risk is always worth the taking... every time kirsty even though I know beautiful notes come to rest ... 		J M Breden
rev_jeanne
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toppled by a windstorm during the night an old tree still clutching pieces of earth Jane Wilson - Richmond VA ... 		Jane Wilson
jw_nightowl
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  even though I know   that spring follows winter   after all these years   this blossom comes as   such a sweet surprise   Alison even though I know ... 		alison.williams@...
bluetad2001
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even though I know that spring follows winter after all these years this blossom comes as such a sweet surprise Alison even though I know these stars are dead... 		YR
runok@...
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This is very beautiful...all of it! And so nice to have a group participation. Marjorie even though I know that spring follows winter after all these years ... 		Marjorie A Buettner
craneswing2
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I do agree with Marjorie, I've watched it grow with amazement and delight. I think a collaborative tanka sequence is quite an unusual thing - especially an... 		bluetad2001
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