Comment from kiwisteveh

Excellent

Hi, Dovey, Nice evocative piece to illustrate your surroundings and touch on the dream of a cabin.
Paintings are pretty neat too. Good luck with that.

Steve

 Comment Written 13-Apr-2024

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reply by the author on 14-Apr-2024

Hi Steve!
Thank you for stopping by and leaving a delightful review.

Kim

Comment from Dolly'sPoems

Excellent

A fine poem, I loved your pictures of this painting night and your wonderful skills with the paint brush here, a pleasing presentation, I wish I could join you, love Dolly x x x

 Comment Written 13-Apr-2024

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reply by the author on 14-Apr-2024

Thank you, Dolly.
Paint night is always fun! Thank you for the lovely review.
Kim

Comment from Debra White

Excellent

Hello Dovey :)
I enjoyed reading your tanka.
Beautiful imagery of the surroundings and a wonderful sense of comfort and at-oneness with the world. I love the contentment with a hint of wistfulness in the last couple of lines.
Great paintings too :)
Good luck in the contest.
Best wishes, Debra

 Comment Written 12-Apr-2024

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reply by the author on 14-Apr-2024

Thank you so much, Debra.

Comment from lyenochka

Excellent

So proud of you! You're growing all your creative skills! Enjoyed your tanka poem, too. I can just see those paint brushes dancing to build that dream cabin "At mountain pond's edge,
ensconced by fireweed and trees."

 Comment Written 12-Apr-2024

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reply by the author on 14-Apr-2024

Hi Helen!
I love having my poems quoted back to me in reviews! Paint nights are always fun!

Kim

Comment from Mark Jackson

Excellent

I think this is the first Tanka I have seen on this site. I prefer them to Haiku they give the writer more space whilst still being concise. This seems you must have had a wonderful day and captured it well. Thanks for sharing, both your works.

 Comment Written 12-Apr-2024

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reply by the author on 14-Apr-2024

Thank you, Mark! Tanka is one of my favorite forms.

Kim