Nette Onclaud Poet Tanka

Flipping Memories

watching wild geese drift,

old lady on porch sips tea

as nightfall grows pale...

thumbs browse sepia album

flipping memories of youth




5 Lines Max Contest for Rick Parise

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Teddy Kimathi November 6, 2016 at 5:43 PM I loved the picture your piece created in my mind!! Congrats Nette, for your well, deserved top placement in the contest!!! ;-)

Augustus Black November 6, 2016 at 3:14 AM Wow! Just lovely... I like this. I felt great imaginary and also little sadness because the days youth will never come back. Wonderful poem. Congratulation for 3rd Rank. 7

Sonia Walker November 5, 2016 at 6:24 PM Nette, I enjoyed reading your poem, 'Flipping Memories.' Congratulations on your gold placement. ~ Sonia

Heidi Sands November 5, 2016 at 5:36 PM Congratulations for this nice poem!

Sandra Haight November 5, 2016 at 5:02 PM A lovely, melancholy picture you painted in so few words, Nette. Congratulations on your fine placement! Hugs, Sandra

Constance La France November 5, 2016 at 4:37 PM Nette congratulations on your win in the contest with this beautiful poem ~

Janice Canerdy November 5, 2016 at 3:03 PM I love it! Congrats, Nette! VMB Janice Canerdy November 5, 2016 at 3:04 PM I typed VMB in the "Validate" box above. It showed up here.???? Janice

Dr. Upma A. Sharma September 5, 2014 at 11:43 AM Wow that's lovely Nette! Congrats on huge win!

Maurice Yvonne September 5, 2014 at 9:12 AM Excellent. I love it I would have it tied with numbered wins. Unimportant. A great read for me. Congratulations on your win.

Sara Kendrick September 5, 2014 at 8:24 AM Ahh!! Sweet memories that are on the winners' list..Congrats..Sara

Andrea Dietrich September 4, 2014 at 9:58 PM this is fantastic, Nette. Too bad there were only three number placements!!

Brenda Meier-Hans September 4, 2014 at 6:54 PM Well done Nettie. Congratulations.

Jan Allison September 4, 2014 at 4:34 PM lovely imagery Nette congrats on your HM:-) hugs jan xx

Monterey Sirak April 19, 2014 at 6:41 AM Beautiful images. I love the 'winter air heaves', such vibrant description.

Ken Carroll April 15, 2014 at 9:30 PM Nice poem of reminiscing Nette!

Amelie Mara April 15, 2014 at 2:32 PM I like it when poetry affects me like this piece of writing does. We age like wine and wisdom goes with it. I admire this work of art!

Leon Datu April 15, 2014 at 1:31 PM Goodness! this is achingly beautiful. The age matter really sucked me in, great title, intro, progression, epiphany.. Brilliant poem, Nette.

Anne-Lise Andresen April 15, 2014 at 1:15 PM - Nice to scroll back ... in the "book of life" - Lovely tanka poem, Nette. - oxox // Anne-Lise :)

Paul Callus April 15, 2014 at 1:01 PM Great tanka, nette, where every word has a function in passing on the message. What we have left in old age are the memories.....this goes in my favs :) // paul

Aiyah Torres April 15, 2014 at 12:38 PM Oh.. this so lovely, nette... :O) The moment of throwing back on our youth days...such a pleasure and serenity on your write... kudos!! ^_^ :O)