Thursday, August 18, 2016

Paradise Found


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birds of paradise
in mossy bed of desire
sing songs of summer
pining  to soar blue jay skies
spreading wings reaching new heights


sharing with dVerse
writing a Tanka


28 comments:

  1. Hi Truedessa,

    Ah yes and soaring those blue jay skies. Nicely done, strike one, go blue jays go.

    Gary, Gary, nary contrary...

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  2. I specially love mossy bed of desire. Indeed a paradise found!

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  3. Lovely imagery in this piece.

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  4. Agree with Grace. Wonderful tanka

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  5. Gayle Walters RoseAugust 19, 2016

    Love the bird of paradise in a mossy bed of desire...beautiful tanka!

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  6. Language of flowers.. Those seductive petals.

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  7. I love this tanka, and last 2 lines especially. ALso remind me of butterflies.

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  8. This is such a sensuous write :D

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  9. Mossy bed of desires...pure heaven

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  10. Mossy bed of desire.....so sensuous. I've always thought this plant had some beautiful life to it!

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  11. Like the bed of desire, although I wouldn't want to leave it.

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  12. Love your personification of those beautiful flowers as they wish they could fly

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  13. A bed like that, spreading wings, who needs anything more

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  14. DriesT oF
    drOught
    bRinG
    floWers
    GreAtest colors..:)

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  15. I love it. Let's fly, True....

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  16. pining to soar blue jay skies
    spreading wings reaching new heights

    A blue jay will be motivated to extend its reach. Certainly True!


    Hank

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  17. Lovely work. Keep on soaring!

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  18. pining to soar blue jay skies...I just love this line in this tanka. Great job on this.

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  19. Short, sweet, and to the point. Makes me kinda sad that summer's already drawing to an end.

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  20. beautiful painting of words gorgeous dear

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  21. Lovely picture .
    http://shilpachandrasekheran.blogspot.in/?m=1

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