Andrea Dietrich Poet Tanka

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Monsters In the Mist

with red eyes blazing

they race through fog on hot sands

in a dying land . . . 

Barsoom’s white apes transplanted

to an earth where hell broke loose.


Note: Barsoom is a fictional representation of the planet Mars created by American pulp fiction author Edgar Rice Burroughs.

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Paul Callus November 11, 2015 at 1:24 PM Pleased to be back with congratulations, Andrea! A very merited podium finish! Well done:) // paul

John Lawless November 11, 2015 at 9:32 AM a metaphorical statement concerning the state of the world at present.....Congrats on the win Andrea.

Arthur Vaso November 9, 2015 at 10:50 AM Wow, what a creative write, at first I wondered if this was somewhere in France! Andrea Dietrich November 9, 2015 at 3:05 PM hahaha. that comment of yours slayed me!

Viv Wigley November 9, 2015 at 4:46 AM Tanked up, Andrea, and on fire, as usual. Congrats! Viv x

Dr. Upma A. Sharma November 8, 2015 at 9:31 PM Congrats on a superb winning write Andrea! Perfectly matches to the pic!

Constance La France November 8, 2015 at 11:58 AM Andrea a big congratulations on your placement. ..

Lin Lane November 8, 2015 at 8:00 AM Nice scare you created, Andrea. Well done.

Anisha Dutta November 8, 2015 at 6:26 AM Great poem by you as usual. Congrats to win. Anisha D

Samiha Zubair November 8, 2015 at 4:13 AM Congratulations on being the winner in the contest

Alexis Y. November 7, 2015 at 11:07 PM Andrea, this is well written piece. Congratulations on your winning write it was well deserved:-) Alexis 7

Michael Tor November 7, 2015 at 10:31 PM An excellent win, Andrea!

Janice Canerdy November 7, 2015 at 7:53 PM Another good one, Andrea--Congratulations! Janice

Rizwana Bhurani November 7, 2015 at 7:49 PM Congrats....solely fearsome

Thomas Martin November 7, 2015 at 6:52 PM Enjoyed, Andrea! Especially admire the imagery.

Ralph Sergi November 7, 2015 at 6:28 PM Hi Andrea: Very fearsome representation. congrats on number 2!

Skat A November 7, 2015 at 6:18 PM Andrea, Congratulations on your awesome win. I have a new blog up, "The Only Thing To Fear, Is Fear It'self" stop by and enjoy the winners and my explanation to all who join my contest. Truly enjoyed. Love SKAT

Carrie Richards November 7, 2015 at 6:06 PM A great win, Andrea !! You captured the picture well ! Congrats once again!!

Jan Allison November 7, 2015 at 5:53 PM Dropping back with my congrats Andrea:-) hugs jan xx

CayCay Godwin November 5, 2015 at 6:57 PM Perfect words, so suited to the pic. I can't get my mind to consider the picture, just won't go there. Good job ... CayCay

Richard Lamoureux November 5, 2015 at 6:40 AM This goes so well with the photo! An apt description of the RED planet. Hell is a good metaphor.

Miraj Raha November 4, 2015 at 12:17 PM Beautifully dark Andrea.

Daver Austin November 3, 2015 at 11:14 AM Oooooowwwww, those white apes are about all that is light in this dark opus. Delightfully frightening, my dear Andrea. Love, daver

Sara Kendrick November 2, 2015 at 4:21 PM Glad that you explained this one..I thought someone put out some apes and a volcano erupted where they had placed them..Thanks for stopping by..I am glad that you had a nice surprise...Sara

James Inman November 2, 2015 at 2:47 PM Great write Andrea! A little horror, a little Sci-Fi. Love it! Check spelling of Barsoom's.

John Lawless November 2, 2015 at 10:57 AM YIKES!!!!!! good job Andrea..

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