Robert Pettit Poet Tanka

Cherry Blossoms of the Schuylkill

Pink cherry blossoms
line the banks of the Schuylkill.
The Art Museum
is dressed in pink satin lace.
This is a sure sign of spring.


The Schuylkill River is a tributary of the Delaware River that flows through most of Philadelphia, PA
written 3-18-12

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Kim Merryman April 4, 2012 at 2:25 PM Congrats on your fantastic win, Robert! Love, Kim

Poet Destroyer A April 3, 2012 at 10:37 PM ROBERT , Congratulations with your beautiful win, in B E Susan's contest.. Have yourself a good night. :-) , luv~PD

Joyce Johnson April 2, 2012 at 9:19 PM Very pretty Robert. Congratulations on your win. Love, Joyce

Linda-Marie Sweetheart April 2, 2012 at 10:26 AM congrats Robert on an awesome win for this lovely write ..luv.. ah remember the site well ..

Carol Sunshine Brown April 2, 2012 at 9:30 AM Congratulations on your well deserved win in Susan's contest Robert. Love, Carol

Rhonda Johnson-Saunders March 20, 2012 at 12:53 AM Beautiful, Robert! I love to read your poems about the South Jersey area. I was born in Mount Holly. I left when I was very young but spent every summer in near by Browns Mills where my father is from. Thanks for sharing. Rhonda

Ilene Bauer March 19, 2012 at 10:22 AM a lovely piece about a river that i always mispronounce!

Andrea Dietrich March 18, 2012 at 9:01 PM this is really pretty, Robert. Hope it does well for ya. I need to get going on my tanka. YIKES.