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For Rob Carmack's the '< 7' Poetry Contest

on shores of despair

on shores of despair
I wallow in the shallow
     of my lowest tides
           yet I rise - oceanic -
when my spirit floods with joy

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Kim Rodrigues

August 8, 2026 at 2:11 PM

Love the ebb and flow of your tanka! Congrats, Andrea!

Suzette Richards

August 2, 2026 at 10:33 PM

Congratulations, Andrea. I loved the use of the indentation - very effective in this tanka with its uplifing conclusion

Andrea Dietrich

August 4, 2026 at 11:03 PM

Thanks so much, Suzette

Suzette Richards

August 2, 2026 at 10:22 PM

Congratulations, Andrea. Nice tanka, as well as using indentation effectively - drawing the reader into your punchline.

JC Brul

August 2, 2026 at 9:52 PM

What a pleasure to read this again! My kind of tanka. Congratulations sweet Andie. ^___^JCB

Nette Onclaud

August 2, 2026 at 7:46 PM

beautiful: ⭐that end line bouys my sense of joy, andie...sweet congrats!

JC Brul

March 24, 2026 at 4:30 AM

Mesmerizing!! My kind of tanka.^___^

Andrea Dietrich

March 24, 2026 at 10:29 AM

Thanks. I appreciate that

Mark Toney

March 10, 2026 at 7:36 PM

Love the positivity.

Krishnanand Guptar

September 19, 2025 at 3:10 AM

Congratulations on your win in this contest with a lovely Tanka with deep metaphors on rising from despair.

Christine Watts

September 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM

Hi Andrea A very nice Tanka congratulation's on you win Cheers Chris

Sam Kauffman

September 18, 2025 at 12:53 PM

Congratulations on your win, Andrea! Beautiful metaphoric images! Blessings!

CayCay Godwin

September 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM

I came to congratulate you, not be blown away but that's what happened, your entry rocks, Andrea. Glad to have this opportunity to read it. Love, CayCay