Barry Stebbings Poet Tanka

Harvest Moon

Harvest Moon

     A fox cub barking, 
     Shadows long across the land,
     Harvest Moon rising.
     From an old barn an owl hoots.
     Summer fades, this tranquil night.

     Barry Stebbings
       21/09/16

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Debbie Duncan July 3, 2017 at 1:25 AM Nicely done. Reminded me of Harvest Moon by Neil Young:) Barry Stebbings July 4, 2017 at 9:35 AM Thank you very much, Debbie. // Barry

Roy Pett April 5, 2017 at 4:00 AM Lovely Tanka Barry, great images, a joy to read, Roy. :)) Barry Stebbings April 5, 2017 at 3:33 PM Thank you, Roy. // Barry

Phyllis Babcock September 23, 2016 at 4:42 PM There was a beautiful harvest moon last week and love your description on this poem. love phyl Barry Stebbings September 24, 2016 at 8:32 AM Thank you, Phyllis. It was the Harvest Moon last week that prompted me to write this piece. Barry.

Jan Allison September 23, 2016 at 3:39 PM Beautiful tanka Barry I loved the imagery - we have owls but no foxes here:-)hugs jan xx Barry Stebbings September 24, 2016 at 8:30 AM Thank you, Jan. Barry

Daniel Turner September 22, 2016 at 9:27 PM Barry, I must admit I know very little about short form poetry, however you draw a very vivid picture with this short verse. Well done! Barry Stebbings September 23, 2016 at 12:56 PM Thank you, Daniel. I like the challenge of finding exactly the right words for the job. Barry.

White Wolf September 22, 2016 at 5:35 AM Hi Barry, I enjoyed Harvest Moon! It's Rick by the way and in answer to your comment, the moral (if you can call it that) is not to take things for granted, sorry I didn't know how else to reply to you, Haha. First time here for me Barry Stebbings September 22, 2016 at 6:04 AM Thank you, Rick. Welcome to PoetrySoup. I hope you find interest and encouragement in our community. Barry.

Cheryl Hoffman September 21, 2016 at 8:06 PM Very nice poem about the soon coming of autumn Barry!:) Barry Stebbings September 22, 2016 at 5:11 AM Thank you, Cheryl. Barry.