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Friday, March 4, 2011

10 Tanka: Pink Rain

Pink Blooms
(image by rmp, that's me)

#1
magnolia's first bloom
brings sweet memories of you
Pink Dusted Boughs
(image by rmp, that's me)
with gorgeous pink hues
too soon petals fall like tears
purging pain to grow anew




Visions of Pink
(image by rmp, that's me)

#2
beneath lovely boughs
dusted with gorgeous pink hues
i watch it rain
flurries of petals drift down
like scattered visions of you








my favorite part about spring is those few weeks were the trees are dusted in hues of pinks, whites, and purples.  i'm not sure what it is about them, but my heart sighs at the sight of those lovely branches.  For One Stop Poetry's Friday Poetically, we were ask to melt away the last bits of snow that coat our thoughts and think of spring.  in doing so, i found myself think of those blossoming trees and one in particular that haunts my mind.  thus you may find there are whispers of sorrow in these two pieces, but a bit of hope too i'd like to think.
Posted by RMP at 4:09 PM
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10 comments:

  1. Brian MillerMarch 4, 2011 at 4:30 PM

    lovely...i love standing the the rainstorm of petals flying off the tree....thanks for taking me there...

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  2. UnknownMarch 4, 2011 at 5:40 PM

    So beautiful, both words and images. Here is a look at yesterday from my Tucson garden:
    http://www.kimnelsonwrites.com/2011/03/04/things-are-looking-up/

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  3. SheilaMarch 4, 2011 at 7:44 PM

    gorgeous photos and tankas. there is an award for you on my author blog today at http://sheila-moore.blogspot.com

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  4. AnonymousMarch 4, 2011 at 11:05 PM

    beautiful photographs and tanka. i see we both have the same images of spring, though our tanka may be from opposite ends of love. ♥

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  5. signed...bkmMarch 4, 2011 at 11:14 PM

    Oh two beautiful tankas and two beautiful photos....happy spring...bkm

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  6. ererMarch 5, 2011 at 7:42 AM

    Those are lovely shots with words to match!

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  7. ElaineMarch 5, 2011 at 2:31 PM

    Beautiful words and pictures.

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  8. AnonymousMarch 5, 2011 at 7:26 PM

    These are fantastic examples of Tanka. I love to see people using poetic form the right way and you most certainly have.

    The second is definitely my favourite of the two; that essence of longing saved and sprung in the final line.

    Excellent. Keep it up!

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  9. Hyde Park Poetry PalaceMarch 6, 2011 at 4:07 PM

    love it,

    you win the perfect poet award for week 39, visit my wordpress blog to claim..

    please share one piece with poets rally today, thanks.

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  10. MargaretMarch 8, 2011 at 12:28 PM

    Great Tankas. I love how they can change direction with the middle line. I didn't know magnolias could be pink... I thought they were only white. I guess you can tell I'm new to the south...

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