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Met with town council To donate flocks of pigeons They said no thank you And they told me where to go And take my pigeons with me Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired © All Rights Reserved Honorable Mention in Michael Falotico's "Tanka me a Dream" Contest - Feb 2011

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Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 2/25/2011 10:46:00 AM

Congratulations on your well deserved win in Michael's contest Bob. Love, Carol

Michael J. Falotico

Date: 2/23/2011 1:59:00 PM

Your poem made me smile and that my friend is a gift to do... Congrats on your HM in my contest..

Kabuteng P.Ink K.

Date: 2/23/2011 1:54:00 AM

What a very unusual dream, Bob! and I really like how you formatted your tanka :) Congrats on your win :)

Kash Poet

Date: 2/22/2011 11:30:00 AM

Congratulations Robert on your win in the contest with this nice Tanka---kashinath

Wilma Neels

Date: 2/22/2011 11:16:00 AM

Bob, congratulations on your win in MJF'S contest, really enjoyed reading this one again ;)

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 2/22/2011 9:22:00 AM

Congrats Bob on your HM in the Dream Tanka contest with another amazing write my friend.. enjoy your very special honor with luv..

John Freeman

Date: 2/22/2011 8:22:00 AM

Good to see your success in this inspiring contest, Bob. Congratulations on your poem's honor. Agape, Moses

Nette Onclaud

Date: 2/22/2011 7:54:00 AM

robert! creative use of the tanka form.... my happy cheers to you for the fine win :) huggs, nette

Robert Pettit

Date: 2/22/2011 12:03:00 AM

Michael did like this one Bob, because you won with it in his contest. Congratulations to you.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 2/21/2011 11:09:00 PM

A most interesting dream, Robert.Congrats in the contest.

Audrey Haick

Date: 2/21/2011 10:11:00 PM

Congratulations on your HM in Michael's contest, Bob. Always, Annalise

Dr.Ram Mehta

Date: 2/21/2011 5:49:00 PM

Congratulations on this HM win in the contest of Michael, Bob

Caryl Muzzey

Date: 2/21/2011 5:24:00 PM

Congratulations on your HM placement, I enjoyed the read. Caryl

Sara Kendrick

Date: 2/21/2011 4:25:00 PM

Congratulations on your win...Sara

Joyce Johnson

Date: 2/21/2011 3:51:00 PM

Never dreamed about pigeons but I have had a recurring deam aout chickens. Congratulations o your win. Love, Joyce

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 2/13/2011 2:45:00 PM

what a humorous dream. YOu even dream funny(funnily?) heehee

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 2/12/2011 9:32:00 AM

Alas a true story my friend..my second husband was killed in a trucking accident way back then.. sad yes but I have a wonderful child by him as a great legacy luv..

Wilma Neels

Date: 2/11/2011 10:33:00 PM

They don't recognize a brilliant donation when it is right in front of them hey Bob?? ;-) thanks for the laughs this morning.. Enjoy the weekend ahead

Ralph Taylor

Date: 2/11/2011 8:02:00 PM

Awesome entry, Bob. Great write. Enjoyed. Good luck. Thanks for the kind words. You guys have a super weekend. Ralphie

Robert Pettit

Date: 2/11/2011 6:14:00 PM

Good tanka. I think Michael should like this one. Check this out: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9407E7DB103CF937A25751C1A961958260 I knew this woman personally.

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 2/11/2011 4:30:00 PM

haha.. oh Bob those pigeons are a bit messy u know luv... a great Tanka for a grand contest entry ..good luck my friend... visuals can't be beat in this piece ..haha..

Francine Roberts

Date: 2/11/2011 3:25:00 PM

too funny, best of luck in the contest

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 2/11/2011 3:23:00 PM

Got a great laugh reading about your funny dream, Bob. Now I'm certain the town council told you to take the pigeons to the park and feed them, right? Not! When I lived in the city, there were too many pigeons and sometimes when they flew overhead they left "deposits" on people below. What a riot! Great entry for Michael's contest. Love, Carolyn