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My First Tanka

I've taken my bows My heart took a turn downward I've risen to Earth With all my fear left behind But how will I survive now? Tanka is like a Haiku. The only real huge differences are it's syllable scheme and the fact it's written in 5 lines. A tanka has 5 syllables in the first line, 7 in the second, 5 in the third, and 7 in the final two lines. John Monteblanco 8/15/10

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Date: 8/26/2010 8:30:00 AM
Nice John, here to say congratulation for having your poem featured this week . It is an awesome poem,..p.d.
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Date: 8/26/2010 8:20:00 AM
HI JOHN, GONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR POEM BEING FEATURED THIS WEEK~SKAT~
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Date: 8/23/2010 9:33:00 AM
Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week John M. Love, Carol
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Date: 8/23/2010 5:46:00 AM
Tanka for the reminder.... ;) congrats on the featured poem this week! well written!
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Date: 8/22/2010 4:34:00 PM
Congrats John on your featured poem this week on the Soup.. a nice one to share with us all..with luv..
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Date: 8/19/2010 10:28:00 PM
Good win with this first time Tanks, John. LUv, Andrea
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Date: 8/17/2010 9:01:00 AM
Congratulations on your win John M in Constance~A Rambling Poet's~ contest " Forms of Poetry 101". Love, Carol
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Date: 8/17/2010 7:51:00 AM
congrats on your win with this wonderful tanka
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Date: 8/17/2010 7:18:00 AM
Very nice, John. Congratulations on your win! Love, Carolyn
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Date: 8/16/2010 9:19:00 PM
Congrats on the win, John
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Date: 8/16/2010 8:48:00 PM
Congrats John on your winning poem in the Forms of Poetry 101 contest .. with this new form and new write .. now enjoy your sweet success tonight..with luv..
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Date: 8/16/2010 11:21:00 AM
Stopping by to wish you a wonderful inspiration filled week. I enjoyed reading your poetry today, thank you for sharing it John. The best to you in the contest. Love, Carol
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Date: 8/16/2010 6:55:00 AM
Thanks for entering my contest, John, could you put a break in that last line that is going all the way to heaven... Love Constance
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Date: 8/15/2010 6:39:00 PM
beautiful and very well written
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