Trish

They found her body And took it from the graveyard; The rain washed her blood, Cleansing the place of all signs - But does her soul still linger? For Susan’s Tanka contest *about a teenager murdered in a local cemetery

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Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 4/2/2012 6:03:00 AM

What a way to start a new week seeing all the comments made over the weekend to my poetry. Thank you ever so much for your kind words on my poetry Jack. It was a pleasure to read your poetry this morning. Love, Carol

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/28/2012 10:30:00 PM

Where did this happen? I want to know more about this one!! It's a tragic story and brings about interest in the reader to see it in this little tanka poem.

Wilma Neels

Date: 3/26/2012 10:13:00 PM

Good question to end your Tanka with Jack.. The death is always a tragedy, but the unknown adds to it as well! All the best for the contest ;) lfde

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 3/26/2012 8:02:00 PM

oh a gruesome tragedy Jack but a impressive write depicting the crime luv.. good luck .. really high impact words..

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 3/25/2012 11:18:00 PM

Jack, very sad... it truly is... thank you for sharing..pd

M.I.A .

Date: 3/25/2012 8:08:00 PM

that is a sad news... may she rest in peace. you write a haunting piece that simply makes the reader stop for a moment to send a lil' prayer. good luck on the contest.

Sara Kendrick

Date: 3/25/2012 5:46:00 PM

Great question of some..Good luck in Susan's contest..Reads like a winner..Enjoyed reading this eve..Thanks for the visits to my work..I appreciate you taking the time to stop there..Have a great eve..Sara

Russell Sivey

Date: 3/25/2012 5:05:00 PM

This is quite the sad story Jack! It's hard to believe that we live in a world at which stuff like this happens...and to top it all off, in a cemetery! I don't think her soul lingers there still, that's just my opinion, she's somewhere else by then! I love your write! Great Work!!

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 3/25/2012 3:47:00 PM

Ah, you told me about this spirit. I do believe she is lingering there for a reason, Jack, just don't know what it is since the killer was caught. Great tanka for Susan's contest! Winning wishes for you. Love, Carolyn