Oriental Splendor

dancing shadows
river’s skin is disturbed
from beneath
bamboo trees bow
as they fiddle 


Date: 5/25/2016
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Koomoa  Avatar
June 2, 2016 at 7:59 AM
very lovely!
Kimathi Avatar
June 4, 2016 at 3:33 AM
Thank you so much Cheryl!! *^_^*
Hicks Avatar
May 25, 2016 at 11:29 PM
Very curious about the scene going on in this tanka ... seems suggestive, if you know what I mean ;) I liked the description of the "river's skin" ... do tankas normally have titles? I always wrote them without ...
Kimathi Avatar
May 26, 2016 at 1:50 AM
Lolest, it depends with how you interpret it my friend..... Well, I really thought hard about the title to give this piece... I just thought calling it "Tanka something..." would sound redundant. Haikus too don't necessarily need titles. Thanks for enjoying and commenting on my piece!! ;-)
Rodrigues Avatar
May 25, 2016 at 9:59 PM
Lovely, Teddy!
Kimathi Avatar
May 26, 2016 at 1:44 AM
Thank you so much Kim!! *^_^*
C. Avatar
May 25, 2016 at 3:21 AM
Nice!
Kimathi Avatar
May 25, 2016 at 3:31 PM
Thanks D. C.!! :-)
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