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Nightshade

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just out of reach

0 posted 2004-03-09 12:54 PM

Might this be a sign?
A new season's messenger?
Uniform of spring
Chirping orders of begin
Buds reach up to robin's call ~

.

.

I saw a robin just this morning!! Yippee!

Chris Barker
March 2004
~~~

passing shadows
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displaced

1 posted 2004-03-09 12:56 PM

I have to get up earlier...I miss everything

but I'm glad I didn't miss this tanka!

Seymour Tabin
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2 posted 2004-03-09 12:56 PM

Nightshade
A delight to read.

Nightshade

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3 posted 2004-03-09 12:57 PM

Thankyou Dixie and Seymour. I am so excited. I saw a robin to-day and I needed this injection of spring as I have a beauty of a cold. Hugs!

Charisma

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4 posted 2004-03-09 01:11 PM

thank you for sharing this sign

Charisma

Midnitesun

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Gaia

5 posted 2004-03-09 01:20 PM

YIPPEE!!!!!!

Earth Angel
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Realms of Light

6 posted 2004-03-09 01:27 PM

"Buds reach up to a robin's call"

~ I can see it now!

Spring's a comin'!

Springy hugs,
Linda

Nightshade

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7 posted 2004-03-09 01:31 PM

Thankyou lady poets three! Hugs.

Enchantress
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Canada eh.

8 posted 2004-03-09 02:03 PM

Good for you Chris!
Love this Tanka and the news that you saw a Robin!
Spring cannot be far away now!

~Hugs, Love and Miss ya, Teed~

~ Time has cast a spell on you,
So you won't ever forget me ~

scorpio
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right...there

9 posted 2004-03-09 02:28 PM

Ah yes Chris...a robin is certainly the first sign of spring!!! Now don't go sneezing on those early birds with your cold!!

believe in what your heart feels...

Nightshade

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10 posted 2004-03-09 02:31 PM

Hi Teed! I thought of you right away when I say the robin. You and I used to sing together...."robin in the rain....what a saucy fellow..la la laaa" Member? Luv Ya!

scorpio - lol. Thankyou. I will try not to sneeze outside. Oh, my goodness my head is one big fishbowl !!

Greeneyes

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In Your Poetic Mind

11 posted 2004-03-09 04:16 PM

ohhh gads I hope so.....please send spring in my direction....

hugsss you and colorful write!

~~**~~
There are moments when speech
is but a mouth pressed lightly and
humbly against the angel's hands.

Goodknight
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12 posted 2004-03-09 04:34 PM

must be spring soon!! lovely write Chris - Paul

vandana

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13 posted 2004-03-09 04:38 PM

enjoyed

Nightshade

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14 posted 2004-03-09 05:48 PM

Lauren, Paul & vandana - many thanks!

Margherita
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Eternity

15 posted 2004-03-09 05:51 PM

... couldn't resist.

This is so sweet and promising.
Love, Margherita

muted

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Elapsing, Eclipsing, Evolving

16 posted 2004-03-09 08:38 PM

nice

Nightshade

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17 posted 2004-03-09 08:53 PM

Margherita - awww thankyou for the pic & comments.

muted - thankyou for reading and replying.

For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.
-- Judy Garland

ice
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18 posted 2004-03-09 09:55 PM

Chris
A big (

) on this one....very nice
enjoyed
________ice
><>

skyshine

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19 posted 2004-03-09 10:03 PM

It's spring!!

~sky

Hold on, if you feel like letting go
Hold on, it gets better than you know....
~Good Charlotte

Nightshade

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20 posted 2004-03-09 10:26 PM

Thanks ice & sky !! hugs.

iliana
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21 posted 2004-03-09 11:36 PM

Chris -- brilliant tanka! Really enjoyed it.

Nightshade

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22 posted 2004-03-10 09:54 AM

Thankyou iliana !!

INclan
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23 posted 2004-03-10 11:26 AM

I would accept this as a sign...yup yup yup. Well done. Thank you for posting.

INclan

ThisDiamond
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since 2002-02-22

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24 posted 2004-03-10 11:28 AM

Harmony, joy and enthusiasm...
Welcome Spring.
Wonderful song in your words Chris.
TD

nakdthoughts
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Between the Lines

25 posted 2004-03-10 11:29 AM

hmmm and we just had
some more snow falling
lightly this morning..

still anticipating

M

Nightshade

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26 posted 2004-03-10 11:56 AM

Thankyou all. I worry about the robins as there still could be snow in the coming days. But, they are a hearty bird and I pray they will be alright.

choshi
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27 posted 2004-03-10 12:22 PM

A beauty Chris....I long for this sight, this winter has exerted such a strong hold...

Paul

Sunshine

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28 posted 2004-03-10 12:24 PM

...and they're so thin! My garden and yard is teaming with fat worms, just beginning to wiggle upward. Let the robins fly in!

Nightshade

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29 posted 2004-03-10 12:48 PM

Paul & Karilea, thankyou both.
The robins are thin this year?
Maybe we should throw them pasta instead of bread.

Hugs

Mistletoe Angel

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30 posted 2004-03-10 08:55 PM

(big angel hugs) Awwwwwwwww, I lovvvveeee robins, they're soooooo cute and always mnake me happy seeing them to see spring here, yay! (kiss on cheek) God Bless You, sweet friend, now time to twitter my happy robin chant, yay, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Chris, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

"You'll find something that's enough to keep you
But if the bright lights don't receive you
You should turn yourself around and come back home" MB20

Pilgrimage
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31 posted 2004-03-10 08:59 PM

What a neat Tanka! I'd like to see something besides crows.

Nan (Pilgrim variety)

Nightshade

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32 posted 2004-03-10 10:13 PM

Thankyou so much Noah & Pilgrimage!!

NewEnglandlazurlu
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A Mountain Paradise

33 posted 2004-03-10 10:23 PM

I really need to pay more attention Chris. I sure hope if there are any in my area, they aren't frightened away by our impending snowstorm at the end of this week.

Great write ... hugs, Marti

Nightshade

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34 posted 2004-03-10 10:51 PM

Me too Marti. We are expecting some slight snowfall and I know that robins can only take a few days of that kind of weather. Hopefully they have found warm enough coverage. Thanks for reading and commenting. Hugs!

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