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Viewing comments for Chapter 146 "Drifting in the Sea"
Romantic Tanka Poems

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Comment from kahpot
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To think of a person as being discarded is so very sad, what an excellent Tanka, the message and alliteration are wonderful, very well written and presented****kahpot

 Comment Written 28-Apr-2023


reply by the author on 28-Apr-2023
    Thank you very much for your time, kind review, and helpfull feedback.
    Have a wonderful weekend!
    Gypsy
    "Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason" -- Novalis
Comment from barbara.wilkey
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Humans should never be among discarded things. We're humans, but some people do treat others as less than human. Thank you for sharing this poem with us. I enjoyed reading.

 Comment Written 28-Apr-2023


reply by the author on 28-Apr-2023
    Thank you very much, Barbara. I appreciate your kind review. Have a wonderful weekend.

    Gypsy hugs
Comment from Mike Stevens
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Another fine poem, Gypsy----and except for the kimono, the gender, the nationality, and the fact she has hair, I see myself in the picture and relate to the words!

 Comment Written 28-Apr-2023


reply by the author on 28-Apr-2023
    Thank you very much, Mike. I appreciate your kind review. Have a wonderful weekend.

    Gypsy hugs
Comment from lyenochka
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That feels so sad to be among the "discarded things" which shows how the lover has put no value in the relationship and has abandoned the narrator, leaving her to drift in his unloving coldness.

 Comment Written 27-Apr-2023


reply by the author on 28-Apr-2023
    Thank you very much, Big Sister. I appreciate your kind review. Have a wonderful weekend.

    Love,
    Marival
Comment from shelley kaye
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for some reason "on your discarded things raft" just doesn't sound/read right, yet i can't put my finger on why
so it may be just me lol

other than that, i liked the
abandoned
adrift at sea


thank you for sharing
shelley :)

 Comment Written 27-Apr-2023


reply by the author on 27-Apr-2023
    Thank you very much for your time, kind review, and helpfull feedback.

    Gypsy hugs
Comment from aryr
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This was an amazing tanka, Gypsy. I really liked the painting by Ikenaga Yasunari because it was truly sad like your poem. Your words were sad because they showed the sadness of your words. Blessed Be n Hugs!!!

 Comment Written 27-Apr-2023


reply by the author on 27-Apr-2023
    Thank you very much for your time, kind review, and helpfull feedback. Blessed be.

    Gypsy hugs
reply by aryr on 27-Apr-2023
    Most welcome, Gypsy.
Comment from royowen
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One of the best metaphors is water, and the sea is even better, it conjures all sorts of imaginative visions of the mind, and you've written it perfectly Gypsy, well done, blessings Roy

 Comment Written 27-Apr-2023


reply by the author on 27-Apr-2023
    Thank you very much! Have a wonderful day.

    Gypsy hugs
reply by royowen on 27-Apr-2023
    Most welcome
Comment from kiwisteveh
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I enjoyed your tanka. I was certainly struck by the image you created in line 2 of the 'discarded things raft' which sets the tone and the reader's expectations for the rest of the poem. It is clear that the discarded thing refer to much more than personal items past their use-by date and that the raft is more likely constructed of past relationships.

I paused a little as you combined drifting with turbulent seas - somehow I associate drifting with more peaceful seas. I wonder if 'to be tossed' might be a better prelude to the coming final line?

Steve

 Comment Written 27-Apr-2023


reply by the author on 27-Apr-2023
    Thank you very much, Steve, I appreciate your exceptional six stars review and helpfull feedback. I made some changes it does sound better.

    Gypsy hugs