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The Moonlit Pond

Smiling mermaids bathe As love struck nymphs and fairies On the backs of fish Course around the moonlit pond Watched by crooning frogs and toads For Rick’s Tanka Love Note contest

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Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 6/14/2012 5:03:00 AM

A belated congratulations on your win in ^Rick's "Lets Pass A Tanka Love Note" contest Jack. Love, Carol

Rhonda Johnson-Saunders

Date: 6/11/2012 8:51:00 PM

Congrats on your wonderful win, Jack! I love your beautiful fairy tale!! Love and Blessings, Rhonda

Tanya Harrington

Date: 6/11/2012 1:05:00 PM

What a beautiful, fanciful scene! Love it! Congrats Jack....Tanya

David Williams

Date: 6/11/2012 2:17:00 AM

Jack congrats on your win, love it..David

Joann Grisetti

Date: 6/10/2012 8:15:00 PM

A moonlit pond is perfect for swimming. Congratulations on your winning tanka.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/10/2012 8:02:00 PM

Your fantastical tanka is right next to mine on the winners' list. YAYYY for you, jack. Congrats and I love this.

Gwendolen Song

Date: 6/10/2012 6:28:00 PM

This is a romantic scene as only a true gentleman poet could write...Great scenery! Congrats. Gwendolen

Rick Parise

Date: 6/10/2012 5:23:00 PM

Very Nice~Enjoyed!!!-Congrats to you!!

Black Eyed Susan

Date: 5/28/2012 4:48:00 PM

Nice use of sounds - wish i'd thought ot it! good luck in the contest :)

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 5/27/2012 6:06:00 PM

oh, and that was a cool story you told me, i think one of your grandparents you said?

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 5/27/2012 6:05:00 PM

a cute little story inside this tanka. wouldn't that be a sight to behold??

Cyndi Macmillan

Date: 5/27/2012 5:24:00 PM

Oh, that's a cute one, Jack. My daughter who was a total car buff until two weeks ago, now has turned to mermaids. She sleeps with a Barbie Mermaid, hard thing. Best of wishes in the contest, chum, and yes! by all means share the poem with your friend... if your friend is a woman of faith my other poem, angel baby, may bring healing, too. I have been told by several woman who have also suffered this loss, that it brought them peace. Silent cry voices the unvoicable...but is hard to read..hugs!

Russell Sivey

Date: 5/27/2012 4:18:00 PM

This is a fantastic write my friend! I really enjoyed this fine and excellent poem that you have written! I love the fun approach you took to this write! Simply Awesome Work!!

Sara Kendrick

Date: 5/27/2012 2:12:00 PM

Creative work..Enjoyed reading..Those Fairies are going to be riding those fish so fast that they will be slung up in the top of the winners' circle...Thanks for stopping by..Your comments are always valuable to me..Sara

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 5/27/2012 2:10:00 PM

Jack, and im the unicorn that believes it all... To bad this is not for my contest.... A definite #1..I also love a poem... From a poet name Susan,,, both of u rocked the tankas.... Good luck in the contest...pd

Amy Green

Date: 5/27/2012 1:44:00 PM

Yeah- this is REALLY good... a definite winner.

David Williams

Date: 5/27/2012 12:53:00 PM

Jack ha I love this..David

Danielle Wise Baxter

Date: 5/27/2012 12:49:00 PM

Well done! xoxoxox Red