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A Few Tanka

A FEW TANKA

as a child
vampire movies scared me
now i don’t scare easily
but irate drivers 
a whole different story

from his smoking gun
all the players took cover
when quick draw ike went
plum crazy
over losing to a pair of deuces

this beautiful garden
with plaster statues
in its midst
always strikes me to the quick
white death overlooking loveliness

my little journey
up a garden’s sandy path
flowers surrounding
and accompanied by happiness
a noisy bird bath

Dave Austin

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Skat A

Date: 12/29/2015 5:35:00 PM

DAVER, Congratulations on having your poem featured on the soups home page during the last week of 2015 and beginning of 2016 :) awesome way to start the year... Enjoy the coming Year.... SKAT

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 2/26/2015 11:21:00 PM

hey, Daver, just here to say hi again! thanks for reading my poem today.

Joe Maverick

Date: 2/23/2015 3:52:00 PM

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Joe Maverick

Date: 2/23/2015 12:55:00 PM

I must say as Sara did the noisy birdbath angle rings so true to life Daver..'

Sara Kendrick

Date: 2/23/2015 11:42:00 AM

Love the noisy birdbath..Reads like a spring day which we would like about now. Thanks for the visit. Sara

James Peranteau

Date: 2/23/2015 8:21:00 AM

Good day to you dear poet ! I need your input on mine last write.."Lolita and mine Doggy" LOL Hope ya don't mind the asking. Particularly in regard a word I think souls back in our day used....CLINK....and the humor in the writes entirety. Thanks my friend ! Have a great week.........much love, james

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 2/21/2015 8:38:00 AM

Dear Daver, you pulled me in with the first tanka and then had me laughing at the second one. The third one is far more somber and I can appreciate the inspiration you had. We all see those stone statues dwelling among living flowers. Quite ironic, eh? As for the last tanka, I wish I could have taken that journey with you. Miss you now that football season has ended. Hope you are doing well, my friend. Love, carolyn

Monterey Sirak

Date: 2/21/2015 7:52:00 AM

These are great! Each one takes us on a different journey.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 2/20/2015 8:02:00 PM

a Terror-ific set, Daver. the last one so happy by comparison. Glad to see you got them posted here at Soup!!

Daver Austin
Date: 2/21/2015 10:18:00 AM

I like the last one best. It takes the edge off the rest. Love, daver

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 2/20/2015 11:55:00 AM

Each of these tanka present some lovely imagery and poetry for thought Dave. I enjoyed each one and each feeling I received that took my mind on mini journeys. Thank you for brightening my day! 7

James Peranteau

Date: 2/20/2015 10:28:00 AM

A fine plethora of Tanka's dear poet ! Vampires and irrate drivers; I dislike them both...ohhh I dislike them ! Daver, where I grew up...dueses were wild ! And you are so right(write), some how those iky white statues remind me of something dead, I duno why ! And who else could be more invigorated than the poet when it comes to our fiesty feathered friends adorning our blessed gardens ! Wonderful write sir ! Have a blessed weekend my poetic friend.....much love, james

Daver Austin
Date: 2/21/2015 10:25:00 AM

Thanks for the visit, dear friend. The last one, I feel, is the best of the lot, makes writing worth while. LOve, daver

Eve Roper

Date: 2/20/2015 9:59:00 AM

Wonderful Tankas, the 1st all scare me :( 2nd I have known that feeling when sitting at a table of Texas hold'em, and I fold on just a lone A's. :( 3rd I see the statue as beautiful human creative work with a wonder of earth nature. :) 4th Nature at play very satisfying :) . Blessings and a 7