Lament, For the Dead

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plunged into mourning oh, beloved in repose grief is forever tears and moaning flood my world in a last lamenting kiss __________________________ September 26, 2016 Poetry/Tanka/lament for the dead Copyright Protected, ID 16-833-744-0 All Rights Reserved. Written under Pseudonym. For the contest, Lament a Tanka sponsor, Rick Parise Seventh Place

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Thomas Martin

Date: 10/21/2016 5:37:00 PM

Hi Broken, Sorry has taken me so long to reply to you. Hope this finds you well, my dear one. You as usual have written a lovely poem,but is very rhetorical for the form which depends more on concrete images. (No matter what the form definition says here.) Hope this helps! Tom

Moon Flower

Date: 10/2/2016 6:25:00 AM

Oh, grief is forever. An eternal lamentation indeed. Congrats on your placement, BW. :)

Laura Leiser

Date: 10/1/2016 11:47:00 PM

Wonderful lament, Constance! Congrats on your win :)

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 10/1/2016 7:03:00 PM

Beautiful, Constance. Lament poetry is right up your alley and you scored in his contest. Congratulations.

Sandra Haight

Date: 10/1/2016 4:13:00 PM

Deep, dark and such a sad lamentation imaged in your well chose words, Constance. Congratulations on your fine placement in the contest. Hugs, Sandra

Barbara Gorelick

Date: 10/1/2016 2:53:00 PM

Anguish at its best.....well done and congrats. BG

Joanna Daniel

Date: 9/30/2016 3:52:00 AM

Poignant write, last two lines are very touching:) all the best, Constance:)

James Inman

Date: 9/27/2016 6:26:00 AM

Touching, emotional write.