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Romantic Tanka Poems

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Comment from royowen
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I love the connection that weaves its way throughout the poem, from the beginning of the poem throughout the poem, to the triumphant, beautifully written Gypsy, blessings Roy

 Comment Written 06-Nov-2022


reply by the author on 06-Nov-2022
    Thank , Roy, I'm glad you like it. Have a wonderful Sunday.

    Gypsy hugs
reply by royowen on 06-Nov-2022
    Well done
Comment from Jasmine Girl
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This poem starts with serious poetic lines describing the beauty of the mountain range. Then the last line made me laugh. The Satori is a pleasant surprise.

Well done.

 Comment Written 05-Nov-2022


reply by the author on 06-Nov-2022
    LoL I'm happy I made you laugh (*=*)

    Thank you very much for your time, kind review, and helpfull feedback.

    Gypsy hugs
Comment from Pearl Edwards
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Clever combination of the round mounds description of the hillside but also the double meaning when you add in your final line, 'w t-shirt contests. A lovely presentation in words, text colour and artwork Gypsy.
cheers,
valda

 Comment Written 05-Nov-2022


reply by the author on 06-Nov-2022
    Valda

    Thank you very much for your time, kind review, and helpfull feedback.

    Gypsy hugs
Comment from Douglas Goff
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How absolutely fascinating. I thought this was going to be another one of those dull drool scenery pieces that litter the field of the poetic dead, but you whamblasted us with that last line.

Very nicely done This is subtly refreshing. I appreciate your work!

 Comment Written 05-Nov-2022


reply by the author on 06-Nov-2022
    Douglas,
    Thank you very much for your time, kind review, and helpfull feedback.

    Gypsy hugs
reply by Douglas Goff on 06-Nov-2022
    It?s good!
Comment from lyenochka
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Lol! Oh! I guess the viewer saw those "round mounds" and thought of "wet t-shirt" contests instead. I liked your use of font color gradations and the use of assonance in "sprinkled drizzle, thinking" and "evergreen trees, t-shirts).

 Comment Written 05-Nov-2022


reply by the author on 05-Nov-2022
    Thank you, big sister. I'm happy you saw the humor in this tanka. I do like using assurance. Love you.

    Marival ❤️
Comment from Sandra Nelms-Ludwig
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Haha... Ms. Gypsy. I was not expecting the last line to this poem. The text is a great size. The message is clearly about nature in the first four lines. Then you flip the script and write about human nature. It left me wondering about why you composed it that way, but I can see the connection with the mounds.

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 Comment Written 05-Nov-2022


reply by the author on 05-Nov-2022
    Ms Sandy, how are you doing? I hope all is well. This tanka has a bit of humor and nature imagery. I like to mix human and nature themes. Thank you very much for your exceptional review and kind words.

    Gypsy hugs
reply by Sandra Nelms-Ludwig on 06-Nov-2022
    It was different from your usual style. I am fair. You are welcome.
Comment from Teri7
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Gypsy, This is a very well written Modern Tanka you have penned. You used very good descriptive words and very good imagery from the art work you chose. I love the colors you chose also. love and blessings, teri

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 Comment Written 05-Nov-2022


reply by the author on 05-Nov-2022
    Thank you very much for your exceptional review and kind words.

    Gypsy hugs