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Tanka..familiarity
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Spiros Zafiris Senior Member
since 2002-10-20
Posts 982Canada 
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is this a gentle breeze or the remnants of a far off bullhorn's wisp, once the startling succumbs to familiarity ------------------- ----------------- ..Copyright 2011 Spiros Zafiris ..channeled; spirit Harmony ..first in Sketchbook 5-5 SepOct 2010 ----------------------- |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Ahhh....the jarring sound of the alarm clock.... I know this poem is more than that, Sir.... but given the circumstances and all,  |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
In wanting to reach the heart of this whisper of gentle magic, I googled “bullhorn’s wisp” – and LOOK what I found – a treasure trove: http://poetrywriting.org/Sketchbook5-5SepOct2010/Sketchbook_5-5_SepO ct_2010_Genre_Tanka_Spiros_Zafiris.htm each poem, a taste to savour on the tongue, pausing to enjoy for a long while, before drinking in the next. If you are angry with me for putting in this link here, Spiros, I will delete it and apologise. I love this tanka, in particular, and read “familiarity” in its most positive sense. Owl |
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Spiros Zafiris Senior Member
since 2002-10-20
Posts 982Canada |
..thanks Karilea..>i haven't used an alarm clock in some time; just tell myself whatever time i wish to awake, and it happens ..thanks Diana..>>real nice to know you found some more of my poems..i don't know what to say concerning the link and whatever house policy there is in Piptalk..some forums don't mind links, some don't particularly welcome them.. ..all i can do, presently, is to thank you both..always pleases me when you two ladies comment..>>spiros..>> Diana, i hope we don't get reprimanded ------------ --------------- |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Spiros, I also hope we don’t get reprimanded, but I don’t think we will – I am sure I have seen people putting a link to their websites. Over the weekend, I intend to print them out, and then spend as long as I like on each one over as long as it takes. I also used to be able to wake up on demand – even take a nap of 10 minutes when I was simply too tired to work any later (at home) and wake up feeling as though I had slept for 3 days. I can still do that, except that I am not so good at waking up on demand. To get me awake for work I have 5 alarm calls on my cell phone and one on my alarm clock, and I usually sleep through all of them – I sleep through thunderstorms and often even my burglar alarm. I may have a problem with waking up on demand now, but I have never had a problem with getting to sleep on demand. I usually fall asleep within minutes, and sometimes seconds, of allowing myself that luxury. Owl |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Hello friends... Links are fine, as long as they don't lead to anything that would be against house rules. Spiros...NORMALLY...I can do just as you do, tell myself to wake [at any given time] but as I have recently returned to work and my puppies are wonderful warm bodies which tends to lend oneself to "one more moment"...I set the alarm [for now] simply to make myself get up and over to it [six steps!] to shut the darn thing off!  Don't worry...even though it's been two years of not going to work, I'll get this all situated! LOL...  |
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BluesSerenade Member Patricius
since 2001-10-23
Posts 10549By the Seaside |
Every tanka tells a story, and paints a pretty picture. Very nice, Spiros Z~ |
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Spiros Zafiris Senior Member
since 2002-10-20
Posts 982Canada |
.thanks Owl and Sunshine for the additional comments..good to know the link is cool, Sunshine ..BluesSerenade..>>thanks for the kindness; much appreciated ..>>spiros -------------- |
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