... ***In agreement with Gene. Tanka is usually 5 lines ...short/long/short/long/long though, of course people have been know to take liberties! Kirsty -- No...
Really enjoyed reading this; i like the way Line two pivots Lines one and Line three; but Line five left me a little confuses at the term 'beginning rain' ...
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You might stumble through a low tangle of salal to reach the home along the western shoreline of the evergreen madrone....
... ****** I like this tanka, just wondering about the Samhain connection. Here is the humorous one I wrote for that Holy Day: on the country road a pumpkin...
on the white screen just "gateway error" appears time and time again - squirrels chatter on teak trees outside my open window Izabel C&C p.s. this kept me away...
Thank you. I enjoyed your humorous take. The things we revere, the things that inspire, or terrify are often expressions of the natural environment, cloaked...
... ***I like it. Teak trees? Wow! Where do you live, Izabel? I've never seen a teak treebut have lots of teak furniture. Kirsty -- No virus found in this...
... glad you finally got through the gate, izabel! :) i like the idea of this . . . if it were mine, i might try transposing lines 1 & 2 and losing one of the...
Hi folks, Can't remember if I've posted this one yet: undetected by airport security a tiny leaf stuck to my sandel from our walk together Jeanne [Non-text...
... This is wonderful, sheila. The tone is perfect.... gentle musings over a sleeping child, acknowleging the female figures that paved the way for us. It...
... addressing a ... then I ... not ... 3's "candle shadows," I've ... line! In candle ... the past! ... ambiguous statement ... shadows? Or the ... works!...
... over ... way for ... recognizing the ... thank you, carole. it's pretty much the first time i've been able to write (or, at least, know what i'm writing)...
rebecca , joan of arc et al candle shadows how they shape you sleeping girl sheila Very nice Sheila, I like the way the story unfolds as it is read through and...
... I enjoyed this very much, Jeanne. Not only does the little leaf act as a memento of time spent together, but today, I see it as champion....escaping...
In a message dated 12/2/2004 5:29:21 PM Central Standard Time, ... Hi Jeanne and welcome back, trust you had a lovely time in Japan and thanks for the Tanka...
My apologies to the list and to Ron -- I accidentally posted to everyone a letter I meant only for Ron. Fortunately, the mail didn't contain any deep, dark...
... ***I concur. A gentle reference to those who may be a young girl's heroine's...and all that the other's have voiced makes this a very special tanka. Kirsty...
... "what happened to those spots?" Thanks Sheila! Note: an ellipses is a wonderful punctuation mark, but often I do have problems when misused. "well, I...
as if it shared my regret for words I shouldn’t have said wind blowing snowflakes back into clouds Jeanne [Non-text portions of this message have been...
... the ... worth ... ***** Thanks, Sheila, you for your comments and suggestion. I am trying to use the 31 syllables count, but perhaps the syllables in...
