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Crushed Weeds

stencils of night’s mist

brush your graveyard with ash dye

 laying on crushed weeds...

      this heart spills a requiem

and my tune—love’s offering.



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Brian Strand's Contest 245

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Sandra Haight Date: 12/7/2016 8:23:00 PM Sadly beautiful, Nette. Congratulations on your well-deserved First Place Trophy win! Hugs, Sandra Login to Reply

Janis Medders Tobechi Date: 12/6/2016 10:55:00 PM Congratulations on your trophy win. Great tanka. Login to Reply

White Wolf Date: 12/6/2016 10:52:00 PM An excellent win, Nette! Login to Reply

Andrea Dietrich Date: 12/6/2016 10:40:00 PM Wonderful, Nette. Big congrats Login to Reply

Deborah Burch Date: 12/6/2016 8:47:00 PM Big congrats Nette!! Well done!! Big Hugggs. Deb Login to Reply

Sara Kendrick Date: 2/20/2015 6:11:00 PM Congrats on your deligthful winning work..Sara Login to Reply

Debbie Guzzi Date: 2/20/2015 3:46:00 PM Congrad's on your win nette! Light & Love Login to Reply

Poet Destroyer A Date: 2/18/2015 9:55:00 PM Nice win...PD Login to Reply

Andrea Dietrich Date: 2/16/2015 9:33:00 AM Excellent, Nette. Congrats. Login to Reply

Skat A Date: 2/15/2015 11:57:00 PM Nette, Awesome Tanka Tears win. ~Skat~ Login to Reply

Eve Roper Date: 2/15/2015 3:08:00 PM Nette, an artist you are, a 7 wonderful deep, sad write. Congratulations on your win. Blessings Eve Login to Reply

Jan Allison Date: 2/15/2015 11:29:00 AM Dropping back with my congratulations:-) Hugs Jan xx Login to Reply

Carrie Richards Date: 2/14/2015 6:42:00 PM A big win for you, with this stunning tanka, Nette ! Congratulations ! Login to Reply

Sandra Haight Date: 2/14/2015 3:10:00 PM Nette, a huge, heartfelt congratulations to you for your well-deserved First Place win! Hugs, Sandra Login to Reply

Rhonda Johnson-Saunders Date: 2/13/2015 10:32:00 PM Spectacular, Nette! The sorrow and love is weaved into the imagery...best wishes in Rick's contest :) hugs, Rhonda Login to Reply

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 2/13/2015 6:57:00 AM - Oh, lovely written Nette - Luck in contest !- I wish you a romantic Valentine's Day, and a beautiful weekend - hugs // Anne-Lise :) <3 <3 <3 Login to Reply

Arthur Vaso Date: 2/13/2015 12:22:00 AM You just melted my heart Login to Reply

Sara Kendrick Date: 2/12/2015 8:42:00 AM Uniquely written contest entry..Reads like a winner to me..Way to go..Thanks for dropping by..Sara Login to Reply

Monterey Sirak Date: 2/12/2015 8:30:00 AM Your images sing of sadness and longing. Beautiful! Login to Reply

David Meade Date: 2/11/2015 8:07:00 PM This outpouring of grief is poignant and deep . . . a perfect love offering even the mist gives of itself! Login to Reply

Leon Datu Date: 2/11/2015 5:48:00 PM Nette, that thud of pain creates a heartfelt sadness, yet flowing with some tenderness. You are a poet of high caliber, "and my tune—love’s offering." Login to Reply

Jan Allison Date: 2/11/2015 5:20:00 PM Such a beautiful flow to this deep sad write Nette;-) Good luck in the contest:-) hugs jan xx 7 xx Login to Reply