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Desert Thorns

Desert thorns that sting.
Careful desert animals. 
Both have great instinct,
Finding safety together.
Not permanent for either.

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Ink Empress

January 3, 2024 at 6:40 AM

What a deep and moving tanka this is. Iv always found it freaky, in the desert how there roams, scorpions silently, i bet thorns too; this also has a metaphorical touch to it, and is soul hitting, it always is impressive for me when one expresses so well and deliver deep poems in short forms! Well done hilda. Happy new year to you, and i hope this year brings you everything your heart desires

Hilda Greenhough

January 3, 2024 at 7:28 AM

Thank you. The desert certainly tends to be lonely. It's a great canvas to poem against . I'm happy that you like my poems.

Silent One

November 22, 2023 at 10:36 AM

Great tanka and a deep subject..

Hilda Greenhough

November 23, 2023 at 1:37 PM

Thank you for the encouraging comment.

Judy Ball

November 20, 2023 at 10:14 AM

Cacti can be lovely but also dangerous. I have lots of pets and so no cacti but lots of other plants in my garden. Nice job here. God Bless, JB

Hilda Greenhough

November 20, 2023 at 11:23 AM

Thank you for your comment. The cat, Dee Dee, who is now older, seems to circumvent the prickly stuff. I'm not as lucky.

Victor Buhagiar

November 20, 2023 at 12:58 AM

One of my disappointments. That I never saw a cactus in the desert. Once I used to grow them from seed. I had thousands. Then I grew old and gave it up.

Hilda Greenhough

November 20, 2023 at 7:22 AM

Most of my cacti are short and close to ground but my yucca is large. Thousands of weeds-like plants also have stickers that cling to my socks. Thanks for your comment.

Gershon Wolf

November 19, 2023 at 6:33 PM

Thank ya for this Tank-a, Hilda! I'm stuck on it, I guess. Smiles, Gershon

Hilda Greenhough

November 19, 2023 at 6:45 PM

Thank you Smiling back

Ilene Bauer

November 19, 2023 at 12:37 PM

an interesting observation, hilda!

Hilda Greenhough

November 19, 2023 at 12:50 PM

Thank you.

Sotto Poet

November 19, 2023 at 11:03 AM

Hilda, I really like your splendid composition, a Tanka of the exquisite subject wherein you artfully depict the marvels of the animal kingdom intertwined with the enigmatic allure of the desert.

Hilda Greenhough

November 19, 2023 at 12:50 PM

Thank you.

Bill Baker

November 19, 2023 at 10:10 AM

A well-written, Tanka about animals and the desert, my friend. Thanks for sharing your lovely poetry with us. Thanks for following my poetry, Hilda. A poet friend in Texas, Bill

Hilda Greenhough

November 19, 2023 at 10:58 AM

It's mutual. Thank you for reading my tanka.

Desert Thorns

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