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Romantic Tanka Poems

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Comment from aryr
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Definitely a wonderful tanka, Gypsy. I loved the dual pictures, they meant so much to me. Your words and those of your narrative notes were wonderful, they also meant so much to me. Blessed Be n Hugs!!!

 Comment Written 28-Dec-2022


reply by the author on 29-Dec-2022
    Aryr,

    Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Blessed be and hugs

    Gypsy Sensei
reply by aryr on 29-Dec-2022
    Most welcome, Gypsy.
Comment from Mary Vigasin
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Beautiful visuals both in words and presentation. I love the imagery from the cocoon of silk to butterflies in flight. Brilliant.
Best wishes
Mary

 Comment Written 28-Dec-2022


reply by the author on 29-Dec-2022
    Mary,

    Thank you very much for your time and kind review.

    Gypsy Sensei
Comment from Ricky1024
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This Tanka was well written based on dreams of butterflies and silk.
Note: Silk fibers are produced by silkworms when they spin themselves into a cocoon on their journey to becoming a silk moth.
These ultra soft fibers are harvest from the cocoon and in their raw state.
By being boiled in hot water still containing the silkworms.
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Note: The protein fiber of silk is composed mainly of fiberoin and is produced by certain insect larvae to form cocoons.
The best known silk is obtained from the cocoons of the larvae of the mulberry silkworm Bombyx Mori reared in captivity.(sericulture)
Thought you may like this in addition to your work.
Doctor Ricky

 Comment Written 28-Dec-2022


reply by the author on 28-Dec-2022
    Butterflies grow from cocoons too. I didn't know worms are cooked alive...that's horrible.
Comment from AP Apgar
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Interesting Tanka poem- good picture presentation- good count an connection between lines - the poem has good metaphors- used to describe the stages of the experience- how traveled into and then finally emerging out the other side - release of butterflies- cocooned in silk sheets - nice- tried silk sheets - too active- end up on the floor- lol Good job AP

 Comment Written 27-Dec-2022


reply by the author on 27-Dec-2022
    Thank you very much for your time, kind review, and helpfull feedback.

    Gypsy Sensei
    "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid." - Atticus
Comment from Sugarray77
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So well done, Gypsy... I enjoyed your very vivid descriptive words and phrases that conjure up vibrant nights.... I am sorry they are negative experiences!!! Well-written and perfectly presented. Well done, my friend.

Melissa

 Comment Written 27-Dec-2022


reply by the author on 27-Dec-2022
    Thank you very much for your time, kind review, and helpfull feedback.

    Gypsy Sensei
    "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid." - Atticus
Comment from lyenochka
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I like all the references to the life cycle of the silk worm from the cocooned and the butterflies. Hopefully, the dreams of passionate love come true for the poet.

 Comment Written 27-Dec-2022


reply by the author on 27-Dec-2022
    Thank you, Big Sister (*÷*) it's always good to hear from you. Love you. ❤️

    Marival
Comment from barbara.wilkey
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I'm not sure of the use of the word 'manic' here. I think of manic as being bad, but silk sheets and dreams of passionate love would be good, right. Maybe I misunderstood.

 Comment Written 27-Dec-2022


reply by the author on 27-Dec-2022
    It's a dark reference to me, I'm bipolar. I'll add a note to explain.

    Thank you, Barbara (*÷*) it's always good to hear from you. Hugs!

    Gypsy
    "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid." - Atticus