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A Tanka Poem for the club challenge

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Comment from Gypsy Blue Rose
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Oh, kym, you nailed it. What a beautiful tanka. Good form, syllables count and connection between lines. I love the presentation too. Well done, my friend.

Gypsy

 Comment Written 29-Aug-2022


reply by the author on 29-Aug-2022
    Thank you very much I am glad that I am slowly getting the hang of short forms, as always very much appreciated****kahpot
Comment from Wendy G
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Yes, winter seems to cause emotional withdrawal as well as physical, and we do long for the renewal and warmth of Spring, and the lightening of our hearts with the arrival of warmer weather and outdoor activities. Well written Tanka.
Wendy

 Comment Written 29-Aug-2022


reply by the author on 29-Aug-2022
    Thank you for your wonderful comments, as always very much appreciated****kahpot
Comment from lyenochka
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You've really captured the tanka form here. You started with winter and the coldness of the lonely heart then you pivot to the focus on emotion and return us to memories of summer. Great job with your moving poem!

 Comment Written 29-Aug-2022


reply by the author on 29-Aug-2022
    Thank you for this very encouraging review and wonderful comments, as always very much appreciated****kahpot
Comment from LateBloomer
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Hello kahpot, your poem illustrates the cold of winter and what it does to our spirit. Of special note:

as winter invades
my lonely heart hibernates

(Soulful. k, more than my heart hibernates, my whole body too. I hate winter. Ugh.)

Summer's not over yet, and I am already missing it. Well done. Keep the blue waters flowing. LateBloomer



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 Comment Written 29-Aug-2022


reply by the author on 29-Aug-2022
    Thank you for your wonderful comments, as always very much appreciated****kahpot
Comment from dellsworthpoet
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A nice flowing tanka. The language is simple. The images are clear. The presentation fits well with the poem.

I long for summers return
In this line it seems that summers should be possessive.

Thanks for a good read.

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 Comment Written 28-Aug-2022


reply by the author on 28-Aug-2022
    Thank you, and yes it should be, your encouraging and helpful comments are very much appreciated****kahpot
reply by dellsworthpoet on 29-Aug-2022
    You are welcome.