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Desert Well

In the parched desert Bedu nomads search the night For the buried well In the desert of the mind A healing fountain will flow

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Paulette Calasibetta

Date: 2/4/2017 9:42:00 AM

Hi John, Very nice Tanka!

John Herlihy
Date: 2/4/2017 12:48:00 PM

Many thanks, Paulette for reading and commenting. JH

Darren White

Date: 2/4/2017 8:27:00 AM

This is a tanka that is so well crafted, I am awed. Those two separate instances so beautifully connected. I learn a lot from you.

Darren White
Date: 2/4/2017 2:23:00 PM

I know yes, I use the word Bedu myself too :). I work with and translate pre-Islamic Arabic poetry. And though Su'luk aren't Bedu, it's sometimes needed for translation purposes

John Herlihy
Date: 2/4/2017 8:36:00 AM

Thanks, Darren. Your comments are always most welcome. The term Bedu here is a commonly used abbreviation in the Middle East for Bedouin. I think we learn from each other. John

Probir Gupta

Date: 2/4/2017 7:01:00 AM

Nice ... Bedouin, desert, quest , not here, over there, no not there, elsewhere , .... Nicely done ...

John Herlihy
Date: 2/4/2017 12:48:00 PM

Thanks Probir. I actually live in a desert climate. JH