annoyed parents
pull their child’s hand but he won’t budge —
as he smiles and points
to the vacant garden
where God smiles back
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Author Notes
Matthew 18:2-5: "He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. And he said: 'Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.'"
"Children are the joy of our lives, the echoes of our laughter, and the legacy of our love." - Unknown
TANKA has its seeds in the human heart and mind. IT grows into the myriad leaves of words and phrases expressing what the poet thinks and feels in her or his heart. Tanka are beautifully lyrical and they are often about love, loss, longing, and similar aspects of our emotional lives, The poems are deeply passionate. Women poets were committed to a life of both religious consciousness and erotic intensity.
Pivot lines are a feature in Japanese tanka and are often a feature of English tanka. A pivot line, is usually written on line 3 click here if you want to read modern tanka examples * click here to join the Tanka Society of America * click here if you want to read modern tanka rules
Thank you very much for your time and kind review.
Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid.
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