Monday, December 23, 2013

Tanka


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Bay is Fickle


Fickle coastal Bay
 weather always teases moods
whips her gray skirt wide
Foghorn boy's loudly cheer- her slip
a Periwinkle vision

 ©Ellen Wilson






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Cheering Up The Sea

 Winter's pale moon light
caresses immensely sad sea
icy threads dance aloof
look for cure as beauty collides
silver feathers paint smiles

©Ellen Wilson

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LABOR

Spring's difficult birth
bursts through frigid winter's snow
song of spring a caw
plumed in feathered purple
yellow beak sings an opera

 ©Ellen Wilson




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Heart's Glow


 Underneath the bright stars
a tall ship sails into the cove
radiant light flames
burgeoning eyes open
heart melts and burns like pink wax

©Ellen Wilson




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MOREL MOUNTAIN


Magic mountain view
Umbrella snow mist blankets blue
clouds spore mushroom cap
day stars dazzle curiouser
artists always mining gems 


©Ellen Wilson



Over in the Garden we had a challenge to write a Tanka.  I struggled with mine and hope to try again!
Happy Holidays to you n' yours~



 





34 comments:

  1. You do not seem to be struggling with this form, Ella. Each one sparkles in its own way. I love the personification of the first. You definitely seem to be looking at each scene from within the frame of a tanka.

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    1. Hi Kerry! Thank you~ The first one was my favorite to write! You are kind~ Happy Holidays to you n' yours

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  2. Wow, no struggle to be seen here. SPECTACULAR tankas! I am stunned by that white spaceship cloud over the mountain. I most love your first tanka......the grey skirt, her slip a periwinkle vision. What a wonderful collection of poems and images in here.

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    1. Hi Sherry! Yes, I did have fun with the gray skirt-lol You are kind~ I know these photos are amazing! Thank you so much! Happy Holidays to you!

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    1. Vandana-Thank you so much! I will be by to see what you have been up to! Happy Holidays to you~

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  4. excellent ... you have have conquered this form... each one is a gem...

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    1. Hi Robert! Thank you-I struggled with a few, but glad I pushed through!
      I will be by~ Happy Holidays to you

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  5. tankas dazzling like gems........love the spontaneous flow..

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    1. Hi Sumana,
      Thank you I had fun! You are kind

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  6. Beautiful pictures, wonderful verses with too many sublime phrases that I wouldn't like to say I had a favourite.

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    1. Hi Pealogic
      Thank you so much! I do think the photos really bring the words into focus!

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  7. Mushrooms and mountains and ... I was impressed with the first and by the end I was overwhelmed. If these were in a book, I'd read one and wait a while for the next and the next and ... as if they were fantastic truffles.

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    1. Susan! Thank you so much-you are so sweet! I do want to write a truffle book-just as you described~ Thank you! Happy Holidays to you~

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  8. I certainly never would have guessed that you struggled with the form. I adore the first one.

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    1. Hi Mama Zen, thank you so much! I usually don't, but life has tossed me a few curve balls. I hope you and yours have a lovely holiday!

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  9. without the difficulty of birth, would it be as special,
    would we understand its significance...
    i like that pic too of the flower bursting forth...

    merry christmas ella....

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    1. Yes, Brian through pain we grow-darn it-lol! I know I remember the first time I saw this flower-I was in awe! Merry Christmas to you~

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  10. Loved the grey skirts whipping to the sound of foghorns...

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    1. Hi Jinksy! Thank you I did have fun with this one~ I hope you and yours have a lovely holiday season

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  11. Beautiful series dear Ella! Wishing you joy and peace now and always:-)

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    1. Laura thank you so much! I wish for you the same and happiness always! Happy Holidays

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  12. Ella, you have embraced the form and flew with it. Each one is so beautiful.

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    1. Hi Susie! Thank you so much~ I hope you have a lovely holiday!

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  13. Lovely tanka set Ella! It takes one on a varied journey across the seas and above waters. Wonderful write!

    Hank

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    1. Hi Hank, yes it was a fun trip! I am happy you came along~ Happy Holidays to you!

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  14. Everyone more beautiful than the nest. That first one had me laughing because every time its windy I say to my wife...this is good skirt weather...lol. I guess we never grow up. A whirlwind of tactile sensation in these Ella, Loved them!

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  15. A beautiful collection; (and after this difficult winter, I am sure that spring this year WILL have a difficult birth indeed) and I absolutely love your photos.

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  16. Five! Five, and you call it struggling with tanka? Methinks thou dost jest.
    I loved them all, but I can never resist mountains, oceans, and tall ships.
    Wishing you and yours all happiness during the holidays and a bright and shining new year.
    Love, K

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  17. So very beautiful, you rule the poetry world!

    Love you, Ella, Merry Christmas!

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  18. the first is my favorite with the morels a close 2nd, though all shine, Ella. Merry Christmas ~

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  19. I loved these, especially the "Labor" one! And the pics you chose are gorgeous and perfect for the poems. I'm wishing you a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2014!

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  20. i hope your new year is starting well ella...
    hadnt seen you in a bit so thought i would drop in and say hi.
    smiles.

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  21. tanka are always a challenge! this is a great assortment, Ella! have i said yet? wishing you and your family a very Happy New Year!
    *Hugs*
    dani

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