At a Glance

Oh to be able
just to touch your wondrous smile,
dwell in benign eyes
those yielding meadows of green
that sparkles in sun lit dew.

© Harry J Horsman 2013
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013


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Date: 4/13/2020 5:36:00 PM
ahhh, here is one I faved. Precious still.
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Date: 10/11/2013 12:27:00 AM
Hi deary Harry how are you... hoping everything is well ...your poem is so beautiful,,, thank you so much for sharing.. :) Sk
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Date: 10/8/2013 5:48:00 PM
Oh this is such a beauty......wow !!
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Date: 9/25/2013 10:19:00 AM
You are so good at these tanka Harry and so beautiful this is..
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Date: 9/25/2013 12:28:00 AM
This is very nice. A few words can say so much. Thanks for sharing.... Lucilla
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Date: 9/24/2013 10:19:00 AM
Great Tanka Harry, thanks for your encouraging words on my write!
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Date: 9/23/2013 5:41:00 PM
Back here at this lovely poem just to say HELLO, my friend!!
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Date: 9/23/2013 11:57:00 AM
Beautiful Tanka by you Harry,Loved it.Thanks for your inspiring words at my poem.
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Date: 9/22/2013 3:37:00 PM
lovely tanka indeed, my friend
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Date: 9/22/2013 1:24:00 AM
Excellent. Nice write. Enjoyed. Tfs
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Date: 9/21/2013 1:07:00 AM
I love this one, Harry and I'm faving it just because I love good poems on green eyes!!
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Date: 9/19/2013 3:08:00 PM
This impressed the hell of of me my friend! This one shines... cheers, Jack
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Date: 9/19/2013 2:51:00 PM
Beautifully written... Thanks for the visit, too. Always enjoy your work.
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Date: 9/19/2013 11:59:00 AM
a feast for the senses, harry... this piece reels like a sweet trance.. much enjoyed!..:) huggs
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Date: 9/19/2013 8:49:00 AM
beautiful tanka Harry...well penned....thanks for your kind words
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Date: 9/18/2013 9:40:00 PM
I am watching your lines like a beautiful painting, where one would like to get lost in the benign eyes amid the meadows of green. Great painting my friend leaving us astonished with this beauty of yours. Love and best wishes..Ravindra
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Date: 9/18/2013 1:48:00 PM
meadows of green, wondrous smile and benign eyes, what beautiful images these build harry you are back to your best here xx
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Date: 9/18/2013 1:23:00 PM
Wonderful expression of "At a glance", it's a magic like worded with golden ink, my sweet friend. Loved always, bl
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Date: 9/18/2013 12:35:00 PM
Hi harry you paint a beautiful picture in the mind and a warm feeling in the heart....just lovely:0) ty4sharing cherie~<3~
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Date: 9/18/2013 9:52:00 AM
very descriptive art work here in this Tanka!! Love the imagery...sounds like she's a beauty Harry!
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Date: 9/18/2013 8:10:00 AM
HOW SWEET! Those meadows of green must be verdant and beautiful! :) Lovely, Harry....
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