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Reflecting

My white wedding dress
  Now on my eldest daughter
    Twirling in mirror
      I hope in twenty years she
        Won’t be invisible too


10/15/12

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Dr. Upma A. Sharma

Date: 4/27/2014 10:09:00 PM

Wonderful poem Susan ! feelings of sadness reflected , congrats on great win !

Paul Callus

Date: 4/27/2014 1:48:00 PM

Sad thoughts on an important day! We want our children to follow in our footsteps, but not in everything!! // congrats on win. // paul

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 4/27/2014 3:50:00 AM

Susan... Congratulations. Thank you for the support. XOX~ Linda

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 11/15/2012 11:36:00 AM

Congratulations on your well deserved win in Su's "Tanka-The Pivot" contest Susan. Love, Carol

Len Gasun

Date: 11/13/2012 9:52:00 AM

My hearty congratulations on your win my dear friend Susan! love always, LG

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 11/11/2012 5:55:00 PM

Susan, waiting for a new poem from ya!

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 11/11/2012 10:49:00 AM

Susan, congrats in the tanka contest :-) always~ pd

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 11/11/2012 10:46:00 AM

Congrats, Susan. One like this, a shame not to see it given a regular number score!!

Joseph May

Date: 11/10/2012 6:24:00 PM

congrats on your HM Susan

Matthew Anish

Date: 11/8/2012 10:52:00 AM

Provacative comment on marriage! Peace & Love Matthew Anish

Len Gasun

Date: 11/4/2012 12:17:00 AM

So nice to read again this outstanding tanka of yours my dear friend Susan. You're such a highly creative and talented poet here on PS. I'm stopping by here to greet you a belated joyful/happy birthday! I wish you all the happiness, good health, success and all the best in life! More power to you always! love and hugs:) Leonora

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 11/2/2012 4:55:00 PM

I hope that B.E.S. - Good poem, like it a lot. - ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY ******** HAVE A NICE DAY **** - hugs Anne-Lise :)

Joann Grisetti

Date: 11/2/2012 2:51:00 PM

A lovely tanka. Happy Birthday, Susan.

Vesna Kovrlija

Date: 10/28/2012 1:46:00 AM

Sad and beautiful

Dan Kearley

Date: 10/26/2012 10:22:00 PM

Ohhhhh! Geez... :o( I can see you! :o)

Vicky Tsiluma

Date: 10/25/2012 10:32:00 AM

Yikes! Talk about heartbreakingly sad! Nicely done Susan!

Dinda Minardi

Date: 10/24/2012 9:08:00 AM

A very sad one, Susan. You have a wonderful imagination for these gems :)

Sara Kendrick

Date: 10/23/2012 5:34:00 PM

Congrats on your winning work..Sara

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 10/23/2012 7:01:00 AM

Congratulations on your winning poem in SandyIvy's "Tanka-Love & Marriage" contest Susan. Love, Carol

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 10/22/2012 4:01:00 PM

I see PD telling you that you should have entered this in her contest. YEP, you should have, Sweetie. I just saw the winners list and this would have been great on it!!

Richard Palmer

Date: 10/22/2012 7:51:00 AM

hoping with you,great write BES,give them a few advice

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 10/21/2012 2:53:00 PM

Hi, Susan, i thought this poem was for my sisters Skat contest... but, I see you only entered this sad tanka in sandy's contest.... Congratulations by the way... now I'm sad cause you did not enter this poem in my contest... boo hoo...pd

Jack Horne

Date: 10/21/2012 7:04:00 AM

love this clever, but sad tanka, Susan. Thanks - loved the contest and congrats on all your wins : )

Robert A. Dufresne

Date: 10/21/2012 5:29:00 AM

Awesome. Meditative. Short sweet, joyfilled,reflective and sad in so few words. I think it's masterful.