Lee Ramage Poet Tanka

A River View

Churning with brown mud,
Carp and catfish splash and jump,
Lily pads float with
white blooms adding more beauty. 
Tall Elms guard the water’s edge.

Wildlife seen daily,
Blue Heron fish for supper,
Cows drink the water,
A raccoon sleeps in the tree,
An owl perches on a branch.

A river for sport,
Canoes float by surveying,
Anglers motor by,
As the river freezes blue,
Snowmobiles skate on the ice.


Written by Lee Ramage
September 7, 2011
Contest by Francine Roberts
“The View” (a Tanka)
* A view from my back yard.*

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Joann Grisetti March 23, 2012 at 1:24 PM I am definitely envious of your view, especially as the river freezes and the skaters have the floating time.

Andrea Dietrich September 8, 2011 at 12:13 AM My goodness, what a view this is!! Very public it seems but so much FUN and pretty too!! Me likes! Lee Ramage September 8, 2011 at 12:15 AM Hi Andrea, nice to hear from you. Yes, we have a beautiful lazy river out back, we are up on a hill so it is pretty private, but everyone loves to sit on our back deck and watch the scene, its better than TV in the summer. Take care Lee

Carol Sunshine Brown September 7, 2011 at 8:58 AM Wishing you the best in the contest Lee. Have a wonderful day. Love, Carol Lee Ramage September 7, 2011 at 4:58 PM Thanks Carol. Appreciate all the effort you place into Poetry soup, it is what makes it such a nice place. Take care Love Lee

John Smith September 7, 2011 at 7:09 AM You look out on a delightful back yard. Your poem draws it well with charm. Lee Ramage September 7, 2011 at 4:57 PM Thanks John, that's very kind of you to say... wish the raccoon would vacate, he is into everything at nite! Lee