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My Valentine Gift

My Valentine Gift


For my valentine,
The focus of my desire.
Marquis diamond,
Twenty-four karats of fire,
You make fire and ice glisten.



Original poem written for the contest:
“My Valentine Gift” - ¤¤ 7th Place ¤¤
Syllable count - 5/7/5/7/7
Rhyming scheme - abcbc

holidayloveromancetanka

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Poet Destroyer A

Date: 8/6/2012 9:46:00 PM

SR, Congratulations with your featured poem of the week. Take care. *Luv* PD

Kim Merryman

Date: 2/21/2012 7:20:00 PM

Congrats on your win, Samual! Love, Kim

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 2/21/2012 5:45:00 AM

Congratulations on your placement in ~Andrea's~ "Tanka Your Valentine Gift" contest Samual. Love, Carol

Kash Poet

Date: 2/20/2012 12:41:00 PM

Congrats Samual on your win in Andrea's contest.Loved it first time around.

Andrew Crisci

Date: 2/20/2012 10:05:00 AM

My big congratulations on your win, Samual. I have loved reading your Tanka. The last line is awesome. " You make fire and ice glisten. " I wish you continued success in your writing endeavors. Thanks for comment on my poetry. God bless. Your friend in poetry, Andrew.

Lizanne Scholtz

Date: 2/19/2012 4:11:00 PM

Congratulations on your win with this lovely Tanka Samual, love Elizabeth

Charlotte Puddifoot

Date: 2/19/2012 3:35:00 PM

congrats on your contest win, diamonds are a girl's best friend, I'm sure you won her over with this one too :-)

Wilma Neels

Date: 2/19/2012 12:00:00 PM

Love this Samual, no questions why this beauty made it onto the list :) congratulations on your win!! Wilma

Gwendolen Song

Date: 2/19/2012 11:42:00 AM

Yowza...this one was a winner too, Samual! To place in Andrea's contest at all is an honor in my book. She really does know good poetry and is especially objective in judging it too...love the fire/desire couplet and I'll take a marquis diamond if you are passing them out next year too!! lol. It is not always easy to make a tanka flow and yours does brilliantly. :) Gwendolen

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl

Date: 2/19/2012 6:22:00 AM

Lovely tanks, congratulations Sam I am xx

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 2/18/2012 9:31:00 PM

congrats Samual on a wonderful win for this loving gift luv..

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 2/18/2012 9:01:00 PM

I would not mind having one of these beauties on my finger!! Great fire and ice line, Sam. Congrats on your win in my contest.

Nette Onclaud

Date: 2/18/2012 8:53:00 PM

grreat job, sam.. rush hour, so here’s a generic greeting to you and the rest….loads of smiling cheers to you for the amazing award!! :) huggs

Don Johnson

Date: 2/17/2012 4:38:00 PM

big rocks make 4 glisten of the eye, will catch a lady bye n by , the dollar cost might make me cry, is it an albatross... WHY:) of cos... well done mate..

Erich Goller

Date: 2/15/2012 5:06:00 PM

A lovely Valentine poem for your Valentine. Thanks for sharing it,God bless you.Eirch

Don Johnson

Date: 2/13/2012 4:03:00 PM

cold as ice n burning fire, diamond like, refractions liar, so nice.

Marycile Beer

Date: 2/12/2012 7:34:00 PM

Ahh, how sweet. Thanks for your kind words for my poem "Peace." God Bless and Happy Valentine's Day to you also. Cile

Lizanne Scholtz

Date: 2/11/2012 2:50:00 PM

Diamonds what a wonderful gift, this is a little gem Samual, love Elizabeth