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Five Minute Challenge

inside mother's house
overflowing mounds of trash
no empty space left
  to fill with love
  instead of stuff


5/14/13
for Russell's contest

Copyright © Black Eyed Susan | Year Posted 2013

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Dinda Minardi Date: 11/30/2013 2:45:00 AM woww.. and u only did it in 5.. :) Login to Reply

Juliet Ligon Date: 10/22/2013 6:47:00 PM Great description of the emptiness of hoarding. Login to Reply

Constance La France Date: 6/14/2013 7:37:00 AM Susan, an outstanding Tanka, sadly many people suffer from hoarding, it is a new reality, best of luck in the contest, and I want to thank you for my win in your Rhyming Couplet Contest, I am very honoured, Constance Login to Reply

Sara Kendrick Date: 6/10/2013 1:35:00 PM I have seen houses like that one TV...Sad aren't they..Enjoyed reading this one today..Thanks for the honor of being in the winners' list in your contest..Sorry so long in saying so.. I was away for awhile..Sara Login to Reply

Maria Kyriacou Date: 5/29/2013 11:43:00 AM does it have a deaper meaning or something because I don't get it. Sorry I'm just honest :) Login to Reply

Kathryn Collins Date: 5/25/2013 11:31:00 AM In five minutes? who would think you could produce this gem so quickly? Login to Reply

Jack Horne Date: 5/24/2013 2:36:00 PM love this tanka, Susan. Thanks very much - loved your contest. Hope you are beginning to feel pretty good again. Congrats on your wins, of course, my friend : ) Login to Reply

Abdulhafeez Oyewole Date: 5/19/2013 2:52:00 PM Congrats on your win win. Excellent! I'll go check your other tanka for the contest. AO Login to Reply

Andrea Dietrich Date: 5/19/2013 1:23:00 AM it's like the other tanka! in a way, the theme is kind of similar. Glad to see you got placed in the contest. Congratulations. Login to Reply

Poet Destroyer A Date: 5/18/2013 8:59:00 PM Congratulation on a well deserved win, always enjoying your poems plus more... I like the way everyone showed off their poem in less than 5 minutes..... LINDA Login to Reply

Donna Jones Date: 5/17/2013 8:36:00 PM Very sad inspiration...but congratulations for the acknowledged talent...great write Login to Reply

Poet Destroyer A Date: 5/17/2013 6:07:00 PM Susan, an interesting poem. reminds me of my childhood. Congratulations with your xool poem. thanks for supporting my contest. always~ LINDA Login to Reply

Abdul Malik Date: 5/17/2013 3:43:00 PM I can relate to that. One has to go beyond those few lines to get the real essence of it. Nice. Login to Reply

Skat A Date: 5/15/2013 11:17:00 AM A nice 5 minute poem. Congrats :-) SKAT Login to Reply