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‘The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way.’ - William Blake old corkscrewed tree reaches up towards the light challenges endured incidental twists are crowned by life’s abundant blessings

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Paige Hind

Date: 5/18/2025 9:09:00 AM

Breathtaking- glad it won

Anisha Dutta

Date: 3/24/2025 9:00:00 AM

Big Congrats to win Top Have Good Days. Blessings

Karen Jones

Date: 3/24/2025 12:07:00 AM

Congratulations on your trophy win!!!

Karen Croft

Date: 10/20/2024 9:41:00 PM

Beautiful tanka

Suzette Richards
Date: 10/20/2024 10:08:00 PM

Thank you, Karen :)

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 2/17/2024 11:26:00 AM

looks like you do it in a haiku type of way ( I see this had a POTD) Belated Congrats

Suzette Richards
Date: 2/17/2024 11:44:00 AM

Thank you:) (The other comment thread has now been removed) To illuminate the point made: Yes, tanka uses no capital letters (except in the case of proper nouns), and no or little punctuation - similar to haiku. That is where the similarity ends as tanka is NOT an extended haiku.

Michelle Morris

Date: 7/26/2023 4:44:00 PM

Lovely poem. Congratulations on your POTD. Take care and stay safe. :-)

Suzanne Delaney

Date: 4/28/2023 3:46:00 AM

Wonderful Tanka, Suzette:I missed Congratulating you on your POTD honour. Makes me wonder if this lonely palm had once been part of a rainforest that has been cleared around it. I love how trees reflect climate conditions in their growth patterns. SuZ A definite Fav.

Suzanne Delaney
Date: 4/28/2023 4:04:00 AM

Yes, we call them ‘characters’ for a reason. I guess these become, in our minds- characters of the tree world.

Suzette Richards
Date: 4/28/2023 3:54:00 AM

Thank you for your kind comments, SuZ :)

Suzette Richards
Date: 4/28/2023 3:49:00 AM

I've been thinking that the survivors, the ones that life had knocked about, stand out - more so than the painted "heroes".

Sara Kendrick

Date: 4/15/2023 9:42:00 AM

Amazing what that tree went through to get to the light. Thanks for sharing the work and the picture. I appreciate the visit to my page. Sara

Suzette Richards
Date: 4/15/2023 9:50:00 AM

Many thanks, Sara :)

Gershon Wolf

Date: 4/10/2023 11:50:00 PM

Powerful pic-poem penning, Suzette! Congrats! Blessings and bounty, Gershon

Suzette Richards
Date: 4/11/2023 1:41:00 AM

Thank you, Gershon.

Daisy Meadows

Date: 4/8/2023 10:40:00 PM

Congratulations on your POTD. Well done.

Suzette Richards
Date: 4/8/2023 10:45:00 PM

Thank you, Jeanette.

Fin Chuuk

Date: 4/8/2023 5:32:00 PM

WOW!! Suzette, big congrats to you on your awesome POTD :)

Suzette Richards
Date: 4/8/2023 10:31:00 PM

Thank you, Fin.

Brandy Nicole

Date: 4/8/2023 4:00:00 PM

Always reaching toward the light. (An example we should all follow). This is so beautiful and uplifting, Suzette. Your thoughts caress softly around me and my heart. Congratulations on Poem of the Day. Many wonderful blessings to you. :) Hugs, Brandy

Suzette Richards
Date: 4/8/2023 10:33:00 PM

Thank you for these wonderful and encouraging words, Brandy. Regards, Suzette