David Kavanagh Poet Tanka

Over the Moon

one month after june 
       an eagle lands on the moon
         stars and stripes festoon 
        was sunday late afternoon 
   neil the buzz and mankind swoon 

By David Kavanagh

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Paula Goldsmith June 14, 2022 at 12:13 PM Congratulations on your win. A "Wonderful/Creative/Tribute" write to the Moon, Neil, Buzz and Mankind. Today, be blessed with your wonderful win........... David Kavanagh June 14, 2022 at 1:18 PM Thank you Paula, I just about scraped into the ratings, but hey it’s all just about having fun, and enjoying the writing, cheers David

Andrea Dietrich June 13, 2022 at 12:03 AM a cute tribute this is, David. Nice way to get the word June used though it took place in July. Creative work. Congrats in my contest. David Kavanagh June 13, 2022 at 12:24 AM Thank you Andrea, I’m always delighted to get a placement, even though I tricked June to align it with the moon, cheers David

Sam Kauffman June 9, 2022 at 10:56 AM Beautiful tribute to the moon landing David! Best wishes for the contest with your very inventive tanka. Much said in a few syllables. Best wishes for the contest. Cheers! Toasting your tanka! David Kavanagh June 9, 2022 at 12:16 PM Thank you Sam for the endorsement of my tanka tribute, not sure if it’s what Andrea had in mind for her contest, but sure we’ll see how it goes, cheers David

Tom Cunningham June 8, 2022 at 1:57 PM Great take on the contest theme, I remember it well David. Tom David Kavanagh June 8, 2022 at 2:01 PM Thank you Tom, What a day of celebration for mankind, really is hard to believe how they managed it, highly intelligent men with real courage and with no margin for error whatsoever, cheers David