Gatekeeper Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Spring ephemerals perform quickly in the sun. Carpet of colors. Their stage is open briefly before the curtain of leaves. 'keeper 043013 / 2330 Quote from the black desert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_con Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Short, well crafted and seasonally appropriate. Has been much on my mind as of late but you captured it perfectly. Many Thanks, Juris Quote thegateless.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatekeeper Posted May 3, 2013 Author Share Posted May 3, 2013 And they just got dumped on with more snow. I have no recollection of snow in May here. The new climate, I fear . . . Quote from the black desert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Love your tanka, Sorry I couldn't resist. White on Spring colors snow dumps on April's flowers in early May. Yellows, purples, blues and reds, laced by winter's frozen flakes~~jvg Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W. Parsley Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 Hi Gatekeeper, I really like this capture of youth with its spontaneous, fleeting beauty. Such a fine pleasure, too, to see the respect for form and the common root of haiku and tanka: a complete haiku coupled with a reply, honoring syllable count and other ancient conventions. Co-best of all, it has the enlightened feel of those contemplative roots, the airy transparency breathed through the ageless practitioners of this art. I am wondering if I have ever read a purer (despite the opening explication of season) or better tanka. Plaudits! - Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatekeeper Posted June 23, 2013 Author Share Posted June 23, 2013 High praise, indeed. Deserved? While there have been years of study and practice, I find little to compare it with these days. Thanks. Quote from the black desert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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