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Mighty Sunflowers, Harvesting

growth, nature, rain, seasons, summer, word play, MIGHTY SUNFLOWERS © TANKA Sunflowers in fields Bowing to the rising sun Turning faced upwards Withholding their mighty stocks As all roots knit asunder! growth, nature, rain, seasons, summer, word play, HARVESTING © TANKA Rain drops call from clouds Wet the now blackening soil New roots drink thirstily Crops now grow from planted seedlings Harvest 'feed' aplenty!

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Paul Callus

Date: 6/2/2015 9:07:00 AM

Hi Diane! Both tankas are lovely and are based on imagery. If I were to chose between the two, I'll go for the first one....sunflowers ... they remind me of Tuscany and Van Gogh! All the best. // paul

Diane M Quinlan
Date: 6/2/2015 10:07:00 AM

Do you know Van Gogh is my favourite painter. Being a dabbler with paints my sunflowers are a great joy to paint. Thank you for liking my imagery. Love playing with words while prosing in the Easter style of poetry. Very challenging---clears the mind and very rewarding when other poets, like yourself....read and enjoy them. I am glad I shared these as I am always glad to read your also---imagery poems!.......didee

Darlene Gifford

Date: 5/31/2015 6:19:00 PM

Hi! I enjoyed reading this poem since I love to see the beauty of the sunflowers. Well written. A 7

Diane M Quinlan
Date: 5/31/2015 8:05:00 PM

You are so generous to me today. Thank you and thank you. Sunflowers are a favourite flower that I like to paint as well. When young and coming upon an autumn seeded flower. I used to reach up high and as with daisy petals----play loves me not! So glad you enjoyed and I hope it brought back some childhood memories for you also! Blessed blessings....didee