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Ripples On the Water

i delve into age
ponder on my reflection
rain unrelenting
as I see the years return
within a distorted view

© Harry J Horsman  2017

agetanka

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J.W. Earnings

Date: 12/11/2018 5:40:00 AM

Wonderfully written

FJ Thomas

Date: 12/14/2017 10:23:00 PM

So short yet far reaching; you have penned this perfectly.

Susan Ashley

Date: 12/2/2017 8:45:00 PM

Harry, an intriguing and compelling write. Contemplative, artistic and reflective with wonderful imagery of aging poetically expressed. Beautiful!

Paul Callus

Date: 11/10/2017 4:53:00 PM

I love your creative take on this contest theme, Harry; somehow I find myself relating to the content! Best regards // paul

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl

Date: 10/5/2017 3:22:00 AM

ripples of experience, we learn to ride them out xx

John Fleming

Date: 9/24/2017 4:30:00 AM

This is very well done indeed, Harry...very well done! Your friend. :) john

Matthew Anish

Date: 9/12/2017 8:59:00 PM

Nice metaphor in this poem - I mean you use the word rain to describe "the sinister glissando of the years". Peace & Blessings Matthew Anish

Thvia Shetley

Date: 9/11/2017 1:44:00 PM

I wrote a piece on aging about 4 years back. It's such a strange occurrence when our body begins to decline just as our mind and our character are just beginning to come into their own. as always, I love your interpretations.

Debbie Duncan

Date: 9/9/2017 5:42:00 PM

This is very nice :) thank you for liking my Winter" poem :)

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 9/8/2017 9:16:00 PM

Coming back to this one. It is just so profound in this short form, Harry.

Afolabi Muideen

Date: 9/5/2017 5:45:00 AM

conflict in aging.... This is very beautiful post. thanks for posting.

Shirley Rebstock

Date: 9/3/2017 1:13:00 PM

This to me is a "wow" poem. Says so much in a few words. I can relate. Great.

Rajat Kanti Chakrabarty

Date: 9/3/2017 7:10:00 AM

It's smart. Good luck in the contest.Love.

Ravi Sathasivam

Date: 8/27/2017 5:49:00 AM

Excellent tanka. Nicely done. Thanks for sharing it.

Jack Horne

Date: 8/26/2017 2:40:00 PM

love this reflective write, Harry

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/25/2017 5:44:00 PM

This is a very nice reflective poem for her contest, Harry! (now why the heck were you comparing yourself to my baboon in your comment on my baboon poem? You are quite the opposite of THAT!) By the way, Mandy is so lucky to be able to go so often to Spain. I bet she is much better at the language than I am.

Maria Williams

Date: 8/25/2017 5:01:00 AM

Good luck in the contest Harry. I do love Tanka's and this is excellent...Maria

Arthur Vaso

Date: 8/24/2017 8:21:00 PM

Excellent Tanka, harry, and thoughts I have been pondering these days.

Joseph May

Date: 8/24/2017 6:56:00 PM

Excellent tanka Harry...best wishes

Eve Roper

Date: 8/24/2017 6:31:00 PM

Nicely done, Harry, age does have a way of us looking back.... ~*

Jan Allison

Date: 8/24/2017 4:34:00 PM

Oh so clever Harry and I wonder if the ripples represent the wrinkles as we age...:-( hugs jan xx

Shirley Rebstock
Date: 9/3/2017 1:22:00 PM

You are right. I almost missed. That the title could be used with two meanings reflecting on our aging future and past memories and literally our wrinkles. A reflective poem for sure