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POTD

for Anthony Biaanco's Bone Beach Contest

where he takes his dates
is undisturbed and concealed
by myriad pines.
left behind, their flesh decays
over time . . . into the sand

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Michael Tor

Date: 10/24/2024 10:02:00 AM

This is dark Andrea, late Congratulations from me. Wonderfully written to send a gruesome message. Loved how you wrote this one. A favorite for me...

Charlotte Puddifoot

Date: 10/20/2024 2:41:00 PM

a serial killer on the loose! a good idea for the contest prompt, and i think it works well in tanka form..i see this was potd, so congrats for that..this is a really interesting contest theme, so i'm hoping to write something for it

I Am Anaya

Date: 10/20/2024 11:13:00 AM

Belated congratulations on POTD, sweet Andrea! Chilling & great story telling~

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 10/19/2024 2:28:00 AM

Gave me chills down my spine, but that is what a very good write is meant to do. Congrats on POTD Andrea, HUGS Jen.

Malabika Ray Choudhury

Date: 10/18/2024 5:26:00 AM

Congratulations on POTD, Andrea. A great Tanka!

Martin Challender

Date: 10/18/2024 3:12:00 AM

Well done Andrea on your POTD. Appreciate the dark/disturbing tone.

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 10/18/2024 2:14:00 AM

- Congratulations on your p.o.t.d., Andrea :) - hugs

Brandy Nicole

Date: 10/17/2024 7:19:00 PM

Love 'em and leave 'em. Now that statement feels a bit creepy, after reading your thoughts. Congratulations Andrea, on Poem of the Day. My best to you. Hugs, Brandy

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 10/18/2024 7:51:00 AM

hmmm, not sure about the love part!! But you get the picture, dearie.

Tom Woody
Date: 10/18/2024 5:46:00 AM

Ha! Who knew you had a sense of humor.

David Kavanagh

Date: 10/17/2024 2:16:00 PM

I do love a good Tanka Andrea, would never have thought of using one in this innovative way, works really well, the title is very clever I see a huge double entendre in there? Congratulations on a great POTD, cheers David

David Kavanagh
Date: 10/17/2024 3:24:00 PM

Dates (bones beach victims) could be just a coincidence, I tend to look pretty deep into poems searching for extra layers, this one is quite dark and has many which is very effective

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 10/17/2024 3:05:00 PM

Thanks , David. I had no idea this one be seen by so many people. Not sure if what you saw in my tanka is something I had meant!

Paige Hind

Date: 10/17/2024 12:52:00 PM

Scary....congrats on POTD! Even though it's scary, the end is haunting....

Ink Empress

Date: 10/17/2024 12:18:00 PM

Congratulations sweet andrea on POTD. Well deserved!

John Read

Date: 10/17/2024 11:57:00 AM

Congratulations Andrea on your POTD. Xx

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 10/17/2024 10:26:00 AM

Eerie! Yikes. Congrats on POTD, Andrea!

Arlo Parker

Date: 10/17/2024 10:13:00 AM

Poetry is everyday life (death). Remarkable piece, AD. :o//

Eve Roper

Date: 10/17/2024 9:28:00 AM

Great one, Andrea. Congratulations on poem of the day.

Tom Woody

Date: 10/17/2024 8:57:00 AM

You might find this hard to believe but I once had a Bible study with a taxi driver who moved up here from New Orleans. He was an odd duck to be sure. Found out some time later he was picking up hookers (in NOLA), getting them high then killing them and dumping their bodies. He died in prison. To think I actually had this serial killer in my house!! True story and goes so well with your nice POTD

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 10/18/2024 7:52:00 AM

My sister turned down a date with a murderer. It's a really interesting story. I ought to do a story on it!!

Tom Woody
Date: 10/17/2024 4:31:00 PM

Just a study between me and him, though he did attend the kingdom hall a few times. Double yikes!

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 10/17/2024 3:58:00 PM

Wow. And yikes! Some guy on East Coast was putting bodies on a beach. But it was not all that secluded. Weird that the guy was in a Bible group with you

Ink Empress
Date: 10/17/2024 12:18:00 PM

Omg!

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 10/17/2024 8:25:00 AM

Congratulations on your POTD win. What a scary Tanka write. Guess you are getting into Halloween. Have a blessed day writing away...................

Deb M

Date: 10/17/2024 6:35:00 AM

Ewww thats a bit scary Andrea…..true crime! So much said in so few sentences…love the Title and love the poem! Congratulations on POTD! Debx

Paul Bell

Date: 10/17/2024 6:26:00 AM

Good to know we all turn to sand. Congrats on POTD.

Robert Warlov

Date: 10/17/2024 5:58:00 AM

More alkaline than pines need to flourish, but a lazy lifestyle produces fewer choices. Consideration for herbivores.

Daniel Henry Rodgers

Date: 10/17/2024 4:40:00 AM

Dear Andrea, How haunting and deserving of POTD!!! Definitely the strength lies in its economy of language and the dark implications it creates with few words. Wow! A great sense of the mundane ("where he takes his dates") with the gruesome reality it unveils. I also truly liked your natural imagery to frame acts of violence, creating a disturbing contrast. A HUGH CONGRATS!! Autumn Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel