tiny shoots
break the brown earth,
rabbits are glad
tiny shoots of gladness
tickle my wintery skin
Copyright 2018 Brenda Davis Harsham
Notes: Happy Nearly Spring! This poem is a tanka. Did my poem surprise you?
Writing Tip: A Tanka is a Japanese poetry form that has five lines with syllable counts per line of 5, 7, 5, 7, and 7. In another way of thinking of it, a Tanka is a haiku with two seven-syllable lines added as a second stanza. Some find the syllable counts are maximums not goals. The third line is intended to be a surprise or a turning point, a pivot, about which the meaning of the poem turns or changes.
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I love this, this was wonderfully written. I have done a post today about welcoming spring into your life if your interested! XO https://beyoutifulinsideout.co.uk/2018/04/15/spring-is-here-welcome-spring-into-your-life/
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Lots of great advice there. I’m fond of a green smoothie with a bit of ginger in it.
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Thank you! and ooo yum! XO
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Now, I am inspired to write a tanka. Beautiful poem!
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You should!
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Hey Brenda you have an amazing blog and this poem is beautiful.
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Thanks, Minoshi. Always happy to meet another author.
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Thank you for taking out the time to reply Brenda . Thank you.😌
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If I ever knew what tanks was, I’d forgotten. Happy Spring to you, Brenda.
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Tanka. Spell check 😦
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No worries. I knew what you meant. 🙂
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Thanks! I wish it were more spring like here.
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2-4 inches predicted today where I’m visiting in Ohio
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Brr!
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Beautifully done – no surprise in that 🙂
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Thanks. 🙂
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Not exactly related, though in spirit of short poem:
Washed jammies
Day made Brighter
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LOL A good day — refreshed and renewed.
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what a lovely flower! What is this flower? The blue color is like the dye color our local florists here spray on white mums or chrysanthemums. I love the blue color and am intrigued as to what flower this is!
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Scilla is one of the first flowers to bloom. One of my neighbors has a whole swath of lawn interplanted with scilla, and it’s enough to stop by heart. Right now we still have snow. This is an old photo. 🙂
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What a beautiful poem–thank you!
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Thanks!
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Looks like scilla! Lovely tanka, too!
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Yes, this is an old photo, but I was in the mood to visit spring, in the virtual world if no where else. 🙂
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I was wondering how your scilla was out, especially as we have quite a bit of snow cover still. Soon, though…
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Two more nor’easters might be on their way to us. So I’m fantasizing. 🙂
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
TANKA YOU (AN OLD JOKE) FOR SPRITZING SPRING !
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TANKA you for stopping by. Happy Spring but keep the shovel out. 🙂
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Lovely! We are expecting snow tomorrow and Wednesday. ❄️❄️❄️ugh
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Us, too. I’ll put up a snowy spring poem on Thursday. 🙂
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Good morning. I’ll be sure to read it. Blessings and peace. ✌️🙏❤️
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Take care of yourself!
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Thanks. You too! ❤️
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Lovely photo! Never heard of this style before but it’s super interesting and you did a good job fulfilling the requirements!
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Thanks! It was fun to take a break from my other writing.
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Beautiful poem! I love the last line 🙂
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Thanks!
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such a light and airy poem, just like spring!
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Thanks, Beth. I’m imagining spring. We still have thick snow and ice. 🙂
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Oh, how wonderful. You have flower!!! We won’t have those for a long time yet but yours are beautiful.
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I’m afraid we don’t, not yet. I was dreaming of spring. Thursday, I’ll put up a post that actually reflects what New England is looking like. I wanted to dream about spring today, though, given it’s almost spring.
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Lovely spring photo, Brenda!
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Thanks, Peter!
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