The Scarf
Tanka 5/7/5/7/728 total reviews
Comment from Leann DS
I love this. I wish I had a six star rating left. When do they start over? You are right that a scent or a sound can bring back memories like nothing else. There are certain scents that remind me of my grandmother, and when I smell them, she is almost there with me somehow. I think this poem is excellent! It really evoked a lot of thoughts for me.
reply by the author on 16-Apr-2021
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I love this. I wish I had a six star rating left. When do they start over? You are right that a scent or a sound can bring back memories like nothing else. There are certain scents that remind me of my grandmother, and when I smell them, she is almost there with me somehow. I think this poem is excellent! It really evoked a lot of thoughts for me.
Comment Written 16-Apr-2021
reply by the author on 16-Apr-2021
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Thank you very much, Leanne. Your kind words mean a lot to me.
Comment from lyenochka
It's so true. I kept a washcloth belonging to my grandmother because it helped me remember her. Perhaps it had the scent of the soap she used. Thanks for sharing that precious memory!
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It's so true. I kept a washcloth belonging to my grandmother because it helped me remember her. Perhaps it had the scent of the soap she used. Thanks for sharing that precious memory!
Comment Written 16-Apr-2021
reply by the author on 16-Apr-2021
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Thank you very much, Helen. I always appreciate your reviews. Have a great weekend.
Gypsy
Comment from Mike Stevens
Another fine poem, Gypsy, and I'm sorry your mother died--that would be a hard enough thing for an adult, but as a ten year old? I can't imagine what you went through
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Another fine poem, Gypsy, and I'm sorry your mother died--that would be a hard enough thing for an adult, but as a ten year old? I can't imagine what you went through
Comment Written 16-Apr-2021
reply by the author on 16-Apr-2021
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Thank you very much, Mike. I really appreciate your exceptional review and six stars. It means a lot coming from you....you know what's like. Have a great weekend.
Gypsy
Comment from Debra White
Hello Gypsy :)
I enjoyed reading your Tanka.
It's funny how the scent of something can immediately take us back to a place or a person. It's the same with music... Visuals can be less easy to bring to mind. I love the heart in this.
Best wishes, Debra
reply by the author on 16-Apr-2021
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Hello Gypsy :)
I enjoyed reading your Tanka.
It's funny how the scent of something can immediately take us back to a place or a person. It's the same with music... Visuals can be less easy to bring to mind. I love the heart in this.
Best wishes, Debra
Comment Written 16-Apr-2021
reply by the author on 16-Apr-2021
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Thank you very much, Debra. I really appreciate your exceptional review. It means a lot coming from you. Have a great weekend.
Gypsy
Comment from Sharon Davis
I really enjoyed this simple, yet poignant, tanka. It speaks to the close and loving relationship that you shared with your mother. Lovely work. Thanks for sharing this piece.
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I really enjoyed this simple, yet poignant, tanka. It speaks to the close and loving relationship that you shared with your mother. Lovely work. Thanks for sharing this piece.
Comment Written 16-Apr-2021
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Thank you very much, Sharon. I really appreciate your exceptional review. It means a lot coming from you. Have a great weekend.
Gypsy
Comment from bhogg
I found your post to be beautifully written and presented. When we think of our senses, for some reason we forget smell. So many times, a smell can bring me back years in time.
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I found your post to be beautifully written and presented. When we think of our senses, for some reason we forget smell. So many times, a smell can bring me back years in time.
Comment Written 16-Apr-2021
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Thank you very much, bhogg. I really appreciate your exceptional review. It means a lot coming from you. Have a great weekend.
Gypsy
Comment from RodG
Your poem is quite poignant and easy to relate to. The Speaker misses a loved one, but over time has forgotten her "face and soft caress." Only a scented scarf brings back the memories. The reader can almost smell that scarf tucked away in a "box of precious things." Rod
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Your poem is quite poignant and easy to relate to. The Speaker misses a loved one, but over time has forgotten her "face and soft caress." Only a scented scarf brings back the memories. The reader can almost smell that scarf tucked away in a "box of precious things." Rod
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Comment Written 16-Apr-2021
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Thank you very much, rodg. I really appreciate your exceptional review. It means a lot coming from you. Have a great weekend.
Gypsy
Comment from royowen
That's a horrid thing to happen to a 10 year old child. But yes, one of the strongest senses we possess is the olfactory sense, it quickly stirs memories one thinks are concealed, beautifully written Gypsy, I'm sad every time I read that about you, blessings Roy
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That's a horrid thing to happen to a 10 year old child. But yes, one of the strongest senses we possess is the olfactory sense, it quickly stirs memories one thinks are concealed, beautifully written Gypsy, I'm sad every time I read that about you, blessings Roy
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Comment Written 16-Apr-2021
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Thank you very much, Roy. I really appreciate your exceptional review. It means a lot coming from you. Have a great weekend.
Gypsy
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Well done