Excellent A Bussokusekika love poem for the contest Essence of Love by June Sargent Love Poem Poetry Contest contest entry Artwork by avmurray at FanArtReview.com

I hear her whispers - even though we are apart her essence wakes me with the scent of sweet jasmine - eyes closed I can feel her touch as I am immersed in love Author Notes A bussokusekika is a Japanese form written (in the footsteps of Buddha) as part of the Manyoshu collection of Ten Thousand Leaves of poetry. The syllable count is 5/7/5/7/7/7.

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