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Element: Earth

Earth
(an acrostic Tanka)

Emeralds, rubies,
And sapphires once buried in
Rocky crevices
Thanklessly ripped from Mother -
Her trampled heart beats bleakly.

Written March 11, 2016 for the Contest of Brian Davey

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Connie Marcum Wong

April 23, 2016 at 5:21 PM

Congratulations my friend on this fantastic honor of POTW!

Sakshat Budhathoki

March 26, 2016 at 11:20 PM

congrates andrea :)

John Fleming

March 26, 2016 at 9:06 AM

Congrats on both fronts, Andrea! My very best regards...And warmest wishes. :) john

Brian Davey

March 25, 2016 at 5:53 AM

Wow congrats Andrea on this being poem of the week

Walter T. Ashe

March 24, 2016 at 3:43 PM

Congrats Andrea on this being the POTW! Apropo choice!

Constance La France

March 23, 2016 at 8:03 AM

Andrea, a big congratulations on having your great write selected as Poem Of The Week, enjoy the honor ~

Charlie Smith

March 21, 2016 at 4:18 PM

Beautiful work Andrea. Congratulations on this weeks award and your contest win.

Casarah Nance

March 21, 2016 at 10:20 AM

Great acrostic, makes you think twice about the jewels we adorn. Congrats on poem of the week ;)

Ralph Sergi

March 21, 2016 at 7:28 AM

Hi Andrea: Beautiful Tanka!

Vladislav Raven

March 21, 2016 at 6:45 AM

Hi Andrea, just dropping by again with Congratulations on your poem of the week. Once again you fitted the two forms together perfectly. Congratulations on Poem Of The Week....MIKE.

Jai Bankson

March 21, 2016 at 12:17 AM

Congrats!

Moon Flower

March 21, 2016 at 12:02 AM

Hello Andrea. Just a newbie here, congratulating you for being on the POTW. Keep it up. :)

Poet Destroyer A

March 20, 2016 at 11:36 PM

Andrea, congratulations on your "Elements Of Earth win." LINDA

Richard Lamoureux

March 20, 2016 at 3:22 PM

Congratulations on POTD Andrea. ;0)

Vladislav Raven

March 18, 2016 at 2:47 PM

Hi Andrea, Congratulations on your placement in the contest. Once again you take two forms, merging them with skillful hand and creating a beautiful write, in its sadness. Once again you have succeeded in merging the two forms. This was very well done Andrea. It is deserving of a seven for what you have done with the two forms but also the vision your words give. It goes into my faves so i can read whenever i wish and i may learn from it....Vlad.