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Romantic Tanka Poems

7 total reviews 
Comment from Mark Schardine
Exceptional
This work has reached the exceptional level

At the end of this poem, we see not merely great sorrow, but also how a person does not really understand the past, and after a deception even deceives herself.

 Comment Written 05-Mar-2022


reply by the author on 05-Mar-2022
    Thank you very much, Mark. I appreciate your six stars and exceptional review.

    Gypsy
Comment from AP Apgar
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I like this poem - picturing youth filled with dreams and hopes under the tree of life - soon to learn -over a lifetime - how to be ' specific about what she wishes for' and developing the art of "creating " non-bitter fruit- in her life. Avoid ing delusional and diffuse prayers. Wisdom. Good Job

 Comment Written 01-Mar-2022


reply by the author on 01-Mar-2022
    Thank you very much for your review and kind words.

    Gypsy hugs
Comment from Jasmine Girl
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This poem is so sad about a lost love. I really hope she will find true love instead of dreaming about it. Falling love needs action. Day dreaming will not help. Go and get him.

Well done.

 Comment Written 28-Feb-2022


reply by the author on 28-Feb-2022
    Thank you very much, Lisa. I appreciate your kind review.

    Gypsy hugs
Comment from aryr
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What a fantastic picture, Gypsy. The words of your Kaikai poem showed definitely a daydreamer in a tree with the refusal to return home because it is empty. Wonderfully well done, greatly but sadly enjoyed. Blessed be n hugs!

 Comment Written 28-Feb-2022


reply by the author on 28-Feb-2022
    Thank you very much. I appreciate your time and review. Blessed be.

    Gypsy hugs
reply by aryr on 28-Feb-2022
    You are most welcome, Gypsy, blessed be n hugs!
Comment from Mike Stevens
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Another fine poem, Gypsy----and I like the way you describe a dysfuntional home life----bitteraweet fruit in your deathly empy house--brings the description alive

 Comment Written 28-Feb-2022


reply by the author on 28-Feb-2022
    Thank you very much Mike. I appreciate your kind and detailed review.

    Gypsy hugs
Comment from lyenochka
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Your kaikai / haikai (you have kaikai in your description) reminds me of the tanka and it pivots from the tree of hopes to the "bittersweet fruit" as we realize the loved one is gone by the end of the poem. Well done!

Suggestion:
with delusional notions. (This is 8 syllables and I wondered if you meant delusional or disillusioned ? Maybe shorten notions to dreams?)

 Comment Written 28-Feb-2022


reply by the author on 28-Feb-2022
    I'm confused, I wrote haikai everywhere in the poem.

    I can't use dream for two reasons, I don't want to repeat dreams and day dreaming. Second I need 7 syllables in the last line. I checked the thesaurus but if notions sounds bad I can look for a different one.

    Thank you very much for your detailed and kind review with good feedback.

    Gypsy sister hugs :)

reply by lyenochka on 28-Feb-2022
    No, then keep it notions. the "kaikai" was in the description line.
reply by the author on 28-Feb-2022
    It's supposed to be kaikai. I can't find a misspelling, now is going to drive crazy LoL I'll check again, but you are saying kaikai and that's the right spelling.
reply by the author on 28-Feb-2022
    I changed it to desires, it sounds better :)
reply by lyenochka on 01-Mar-2022
    In your explanatory notes it says "HAIKAI is a Japanese comic poetry form,"
reply by the author on 01-Mar-2022
    Oh, okay now I get it. Thank you 😊
Comment from royowen
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I've always been a daydreamer, and I've passed to my talented offspring, and grandsons, but delusional? Perhaps not, but we can be so imaginative, we can become too imaginative, well done Gypsy, blessings Roy

 Comment Written 28-Feb-2022


reply by the author on 28-Feb-2022
    Thank you very much for the review, Roy.

    Gypsy hugs