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Butterfly Magic

Oh, please come my way,
Sapphire butterfly dancing past
With bright, gold-tipped wings,
For I long to caress you
And share in summer’s magic



For Rick’s “Let’s Pass a Tanka Love Note” contest

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    kash poet
    Date: 11/9/2012 12:01:00 PM
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    Revisiting this little gem from you Carolyn.Wonderful tanka!!
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    Carol Sunshine Brown
    Date: 6/14/2012 5:05:00 AM
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    A belated congratulations on your win in ^Rick's "Lets Pass A Tanka Love Note" contest Carolyn. Love, Carol
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    Rhonda Johnson-Saunders
    Date: 6/11/2012 8:36:00 PM
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    Carolyn, a belated congrats on your winning tanka! So lovely and romantic. Love and Blessings, Rhonda
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    Yesha Shah
    Date: 6/11/2012 4:07:00 AM
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    Congratulations on your win!
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    David Williams
    Date: 6/11/2012 2:19:00 AM
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    Carolyn congrats on your win...David
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    Amy Green
    Date: 6/10/2012 11:53:00 PM
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    Nice one- "With bright, gold-tipped wings", that is the line that really got me good, excellent!
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    Andrea Dietrich
    Date: 6/10/2012 8:18:00 PM
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    YOur tanka is so sweet, Carolyn. Very pretty and congrats on your win!
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    Joann Grisetti
    Date: 6/10/2012 8:02:00 PM
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    Congratulations on your winning tanka.
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    Rick Parise
    Date: 6/10/2012 5:30:00 PM
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    Summer heat~ In love's flight!!!Nice imagery!!!CONGRATS to you my friend!!!!
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    Joe Maverick
    Date: 6/2/2012 2:46:00 AM
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    Yes Carolyn a taste of summer so well done!!
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    Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen
    Date: 5/23/2012 6:19:00 AM
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    Beautiful poem, Carolyn. I can see the butterfly wafting upon a cool summer breeze fluttering from flower to flower. Very nice.
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    kash poet
    Date: 5/23/2012 2:07:00 AM
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    A great Tanka here Carolyn.Enjoyed the read.(Pl check the syll.count of 2nd line)
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    Debbie Duncan
    Date: 5/22/2012 5:28:00 PM
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    Love this ;} butterflies are awesome,, have a blessed day ;}
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    jack horne
    Date: 5/22/2012 1:30:00 PM
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    beautiful tanka - a sure winner, Carolyn. Have I said, 'Congrats on all your wins' lately?
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    Andrea Dietrich
    Date: 5/21/2012 9:56:00 PM
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    I love your entry, Carolyn. It's so pretty.
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    Joann Grisetti
    Date: 5/21/2012 7:08:00 PM
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    Beautiful butterflies, thanks for sharing this lovely tanka.
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    daver austin
    Date: 5/21/2012 2:50:00 PM
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    Delicate as the butterfly this poem. Yes, one wants to hold on to the things of summer. Love, daver
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    Gwendolen R.
    Date: 5/21/2012 2:05:00 PM
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    3 rough days of work and today is rest! Back on here to read this one as I am one crazy butterfly freak! Last year (when I had a crummy camera), I would lie on the ground at the arboretum waiting for the perfect butterfly picture...wings in full extension and in morning light too! This poem sounds like me trying to draw them to my camera lens for the perfect shot! A sapphire beauty with the backdrop of a completely clear aquamarine sky! Nice tanka! :) Gwendolen
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    Caleb Smith
    Date: 5/21/2012 10:14:00 AM
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    This is so lovely! Soooo lovely! I wrote my first tanka for this contest. I didn't even know what one was before today...still not sure mine is a true tanka, though.
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    elizabeth wesley
    Date: 5/21/2012 8:31:00 AM
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    You become the butterfly with these words Carolyn; your imagery is beautiful and the dance of this tiny soul is entrancing. Best wishes in the contest my dear, your writes are always wonderful to read! Luv, Lizzie
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    Carol Fillmore
    Date: 5/20/2012 5:33:00 PM
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    Carolyn, this is a delight - the imagery is especially vivid: I close my eyes and I can see this sapphire butterfly with bright gold tipped wings dancing by me!
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    Russell Sivey
    Date: 5/20/2012 5:20:00 PM
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    The word that stuck out to me and brought me a sparkle in my eye is the word magic! Summer's magic to be precise! This is a reveling and precious write my friend! You're glorious here in your glowing poem that you have written! Thank you for writing it Carolyn! Great Work!!
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    Gwendolen R.
    Date: 5/20/2012 4:02:00 PM
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    Friends with the butterflies too?...This is a welcoming tanka, Carolyn...sapphire is such a brilliant color! Perhaps u can blog when my contest is concluded a personal note with YOUR FAV Poems listed. Just on here for a moment and back to work...Love, Gwendolen
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    Anne Lise Andresen
    Date: 5/20/2012 2:39:00 PM
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    Beautiful Tanka Carolyn, wish you luck in contest. - oxox big hug Anne-Lise
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    Justin Debrosse
    Date: 5/20/2012 2:05:00 PM
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    Beautiful poem, capturing the joy of summers mood
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    Josie Whitehead
    Date: 5/20/2012 1:50:00 PM
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    Lovely. Here in the UK many of our lovely butterflies and bees died this year. We had hot summer in March, the wettest April ever and May has taken us back to winter. The birds have lost a lot of young too. What a pity!! Global warming has a lot to answer for.
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    David Williams
    Date: 5/20/2012 1:39:00 PM
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    Carolyn this is a really cool entree..good luck..David
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    Gail Angel Doyle
    Date: 5/20/2012 1:24:00 PM
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    Absolutely beautiful Carolyn. I see a winner here. Best wishes to you in Rick's contest. Love, Gail


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