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Alone

wooed by the comfort
of others and worldly things
ideals stall change
they visit but never stay
leaving us tired and alone

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03.09.15

Copyright © Rob Carmack | Year Posted 2015

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August 8, 2026 at 2:06 PM

Congrats! I feel the sadness!

August 8, 2026 at 3:19 PM

Thank You Kim and I see a congrats is warranted for you too.

Andrea Dietrich

August 2, 2026 at 7:25 PM

So profound, Rob. Congrats on your worthy win 👏

August 3, 2026 at 2:42 AM

Thank you my friend.😊

January 18, 2021 at 10:50 AM

Ideals always have. Good one Rob!

December 23, 2015 at 11:42 AM

well penned... this poems shows how few words can speak a lot ... nad

Neelamani Sutar

November 24, 2015 at 12:27 PM

awesome!

Punnia Viswan Bhatia

November 11, 2015 at 4:38 AM

wonderfully penned...

Sarita Milliner

November 10, 2015 at 3:17 PM

Good read!! Your poetry leaves me wanting more!

April 12, 2015 at 3:23 PM

A philosophical tanka. Well done, Rob! Julia, :)

April 9, 2015 at 10:06 AM

thanks for the placing in your contest and I like this poem a lot john matthews

Constance La France

March 31, 2015 at 1:04 PM

Rob, and excellent tanka poem for the contest, well done 7 and thanks for visiting my poem, thinking in. . .

March 30, 2015 at 10:44 AM

I want to thank all of you that took the time to read and comment. I appreciate it.

Andrea Dietrich

March 28, 2015 at 10:47 PM

I see you got a lot of great comments despite me not placing this one. the idea behind it is excellent!

March 30, 2015 at 10:42 AM

TY Andrea. Hey, I have another excellent idea. How about this; the great people below could be your advisors in your future contests? :)

March 28, 2015 at 3:12 PM

Excellent Tanka, few can execute them this well.

March 15, 2015 at 3:16 PM

Enjoyed reading this one today..Well thought out idea..Thanks for the honor of placing in your contest..Sara

March 9, 2015 at 10:00 AM

Lines three and four, particularly- terrific. What a great piece. Good luck in the comp. Mister Viv. Oh, and a #7 from me.

Connie Marcum Wong

March 9, 2015 at 1:25 AM

A wonderful entry for Andrea's contest Rob. I hope to see this on her winner's list.

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