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Farewell Tanka

grandma's last night sky bleeds in black in the atrium a dappled moonlight weeps with me 20 February 2022 "A Brian Strand 1091" Poetry Contest 1st place

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Date: 4/9/2022 12:38:00 AM
This is so terrifically polished!
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Date: 3/31/2022 10:01:00 AM
Sad to lose someone so special. Congrats on this winner which honors your grandmother. Sara
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Date: 3/18/2022 10:01:00 PM
"Sky bleeds in black" - Beautiful. Great Tanka. Congratulations!
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Date: 3/18/2022 8:57:00 PM
What a lovely, if poignant, word picture coming from depth of feelings, and a winning Tanka, congrats.
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Date: 2/19/2022 6:03:00 PM
Such a poignant write. Like the image of the dappling moon light weeping with you ! Great Tanka !
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Date: 2/19/2022 3:52:00 PM
I just saw it was another tanka in Brian's contest. But for me this is just as fantastic
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Date: 2/19/2022 3:28:00 PM
Wow this is gorgeous and poignant. Can't see if it won here but I will be back if I see it on the winner list
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