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Poeminister
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0 posted 2000-12-16 08:47 PM


Winter Wings

Bright angels do fly
with white snowy winter wings
through stratums above
and down the sky soft snow falls
off their feathers to the earth



[This message has been edited by Poeminister (edited 12-17-2000).]

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Mark Bohannan
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1 posted 2000-12-16 08:49 PM


Beautiful imagery in this one.  Now would you mind sending some this way so that I may see those wings for a bit.  

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Honeybee
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2 posted 2000-12-16 10:05 PM



Excellent imagery and I love the angel theme!    

Take care,
Melissa


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nakdthoughts
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3 posted 2000-12-16 10:25 PM


loved it...

~Wynter


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spiked
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4 posted 2000-12-16 10:29 PM


Don't get snow here but you have lent me the feel of the snow through this poem
Thanks
Rich

Poeminister
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5 posted 2000-12-17 12:48 PM


Thank you all for your kind comments.  I changed my poem a bit --I noticed I had too few sylllables at first, hope its officially a tanka now,
thank you again for reading...

take care
Poeminister



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ethome
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6 posted 2000-12-17 02:26 AM


Beautiful all around image of snow falling off the wings of angels like feathers... I really like it!
Charisma
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7 posted 2000-12-17 12:41 PM


wonderful imagery.......great tanka.

Charisma

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8 posted 2000-12-17 12:44 PM


PoeMinister~
Ahhhhhhhhh !
Lovely !
Perfectly done Tanka.
A pleasure to read.
~*Marge*~


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Poeminister
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9 posted 2000-12-17 08:48 PM


ethome--Hello. Thank you for your comments and for reading.

Charisma--Thanks.  Glad you enjoyed.  

Marge --Glad you liked.  Thanks for your kind comments.

Take care,
Poeminister

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10 posted 2000-12-17 10:44 PM


very nice image...very nice tanka...keep up the good work
dgvarner
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11 posted 2000-12-17 11:00 PM


oh i do love this...! nice work  

hugs, g

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12 posted 2000-12-17 11:07 PM


PM~ This makes me wish for snow......we have it all around us........what a beautiful Tanka!!   -SEA
Poeminister
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13 posted 2000-12-18 10:51 PM


kaile--Hello.  thank you for your comments and encouragement.

fallen rain--Nice to meet.  Glad you enjoyed.

SEA--Thank you  

Poeminister

John R
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14 posted 2000-12-19 12:49 PM


Ejoyed the alliteration in this. well written

If a dream touches us, it exists to us as anything else that touches us.
John


Poeminister
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15 posted 2000-12-19 12:58 PM


John R--  Thank you for your comments and reading. Glad you enjoyed.
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