Poem Potpourri

poem potpourri
words once living in our hearts
preserved on the screen-
flower fragments of our souls
fragrance of feelings lingers

Chris Aechtner Contest
Tanka
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014


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Date: 9/16/2014 9:34:00 PM
What a great aroma your poems fill the room with. lovely :)
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Date: 4/20/2014 4:37:00 AM
Congratulatons Eileen, well done on this lots of suggestion and beauty good win..'
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Date: 4/16/2014 6:06:00 PM
HI EILEEN, Congratulations, enjoyed stopping by. Luv ~SKAT~
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Date: 4/15/2014 6:31:00 PM
fragrance of feelings. What a lovely phrase, Eileen. Congrats for your win. this was a cool contest.
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Date: 4/15/2014 2:58:00 PM
Way to go with this winning work..Enjoyed reading it today..Congrats..Sara
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Date: 4/14/2014 7:52:00 PM
You too, have a potpourri of wonderful poems, Eileen. Congratulations once again !!
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Date: 4/14/2014 11:23:00 AM
Bravo! Congratulations Eileen!
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Eileen Manassian
Date: 4/14/2014 12:25:00 PM
Richard!!! Thanks! :-)
Date: 4/2/2014 7:28:00 AM
great write Eileen,best wishes for the contest
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Eileen Manassian
Date: 4/2/2014 11:19:00 AM
Richard...Thanks ever so much. You've been gone a while. Hope all is well.
Date: 4/1/2014 1:29:00 PM
Very nice Eileen! A cornucopia of a write.
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Eileen Manassian
Date: 4/2/2014 11:22:00 AM
I better look that up, Ken! :) Thanks for teaching me a new word! I LOVE vocab! Hugs
Date: 4/1/2014 7:36:00 AM
This is excellent Eileen I love it. Good luck in the competition. x
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Eileen Manassian
Date: 4/1/2014 7:37:00 AM
Thanks, Louise! :) I appreciate the visit. I won't get my hopes up. I mean...there was a WHOLE BLOG on how to write and TANKA, so....Here's hoping!
Date: 4/1/2014 7:14:00 AM
What a lovely thought to start the day with.
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 4/1/2014 8:32:00 AM
Okay
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Eileen Manassian
Date: 4/1/2014 7:21:00 AM
Richard! :) I'm so glad to 'SEE" you here! Will you do me a favor? Will you read both my tankas and tell me which you like more? I'm up to my neck in essays and exams to correct, but I'm working on a blog I want to post soon....Hugs
Date: 4/1/2014 12:57:00 AM
ahh those fragrants of our soul..sweet Eileen..I love the potpourri word as well...and the lingering scent of feelings-lovely.
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Eileen Manassian
Date: 4/1/2014 7:22:00 AM
MY SWEET MALTESE BEAUTY! Hi! Thanks for your sweet comment. I love perfume...scents play with my emotions...as does poetry. Glad you liked this write. HUGS
Date: 3/31/2014 4:29:00 PM
Thank you for sharing this winning tanka; and undoubtedly the fragrance lingers :) // paul
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Paul Callus
Date: 4/14/2014 6:23:00 PM
congrats Eileen....I new the fragrance would have its desired effect :) // paul
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Eileen Manassian
Date: 4/1/2014 7:23:00 AM
:) Paul....your post just brings out smiles! :) :) :) There you go...thanks ever so much!
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