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About This Poem

A She Shell

I am no body
husk of maiden, shell of she
smiling Buddha cheeked
children crawl from crossed legs
poetry flies from my hands

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    craig cornish
    Date: 11/18/2012 4:03:00 PM
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    Voahanitriniaina Rabary-Andriamanday
    Date: 10/22/2012 10:22:00 PM
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    Very nice write about new born beauties...like your poetry: so fresh and so clean, coming right from the sea, born from the waves of a purifying spirit. I love this very special masterpiece, Debbie! Love, Hanitra
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    Michelle Mac Donald
    Date: 10/13/2012 6:17:00 AM
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    A wonderful write, Debs! Knocked me off balance with "A She Shell"!:) I was thinking sea shell, but if this were so you've blown an amazing write through your conch shell. "husk of maiden, shell of she"...love these images! Keep well..love, Mikki :)
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    craig cornish
    Date: 10/11/2012 3:29:00 PM
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    This is like a rubik's cube, six sides pulled to one--love it!!
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    kash poet
    Date: 10/9/2012 11:35:00 AM
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    Very nice tanka here debi.I have sent you a soupmail.
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    Sara Kendrick
    Date: 10/9/2012 10:16:00 AM
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    Interesting work..Very creative idea and topic..I commented on your comment on the blog site of team ps...Sara
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    kathryn collins
    Date: 10/8/2012 8:18:00 AM
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    love your descriptives (left you a phone message today)
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    Linda-Marie SweetHeart
    Date: 10/7/2012 9:12:00 PM
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    FANTASTIC ONE DEBBIE ..MY MOM WAS A BUDDAA LOVER AND SHE HAD SO MANY IN HER HOME BEFORE SHE PASSED .. THIS IS SO EXOTIC AND DESIGNED SO WELL LUV .. WE HAD A SUPER GREAT DAY AND BABY WAS AN ANGEL .. JUST WANTED TO SAY THANKXX FOR MY BIG WIN IN YOUR SINGLED OUT CONTEST .. IT WAS SO FUN .. NITE NITE ..
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    Joann Grisetti
    Date: 10/7/2012 2:50:00 PM
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    I love this tanka. Did I really inspire you? I am pleased, amazed, but happy I can do that. Wow. Who'd have thought it. Best of luck in the contest.
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    jack horne
    Date: 10/7/2012 11:55:00 AM
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    lovely tanka, Debs. Thanks very much - loved your birthday contest (sorry it's taken so long to respond) and I hope you had a great birthday x Congrats on your wins : )
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    shirin neshat
    Date: 10/7/2012 5:22:00 AM
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    very interesting
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    Andrea Dietrich
    Date: 10/6/2012 11:34:00 PM
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    I get that last line that Matt commented on. You said it just right for the way you were trying to make unusual images in your poem
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    Andrea Dietrich
    Date: 10/6/2012 11:33:00 PM
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    wow, kinda deep. I love the line about children!!!
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    Matthew Anish
    Date: 10/6/2012 9:43:00 PM
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    I think that flows would be better than flies in the last line. That being said I like the smiling Buddha in the 3rd line. Peace & Love Matthew Anish
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    Connie Marcum Wong
    Date: 10/6/2012 9:29:00 PM
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    A very charming tanka Debbie. The title was somehow a tongue twister for me. I wanted to tell you how surprised and happy l was to get top placement in you monoku contest. I am so glad you liked it. Mahalo!
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    James Marshall Goff
    Date: 10/6/2012 7:43:00 PM
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    A shell so pure it radiates, From mountains to the seas, Fragile as a moonlight kiss, my heart belongs to thee


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