Secreted Pond

Quixotic are we
                     Our bliss every night one kiss
                           A phantom mirrored
                       In a fervent moonlit pond
                         Like Nushi and Suseri*

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012



Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.

Please Login to post a comment

Date: 6/14/2012 5:04:00 AM
A belated congratulations on your win in ^Rick's "Lets Pass A Tanka Love Note" contest Amy. Love, Carol
Login to Reply
Date: 6/11/2012 8:42:00 PM
Congrats on your win Amy! It's fabulous and I love how you referenced Japanese mythology. A fave for me. Love and Blessings, Rhonda
Login to Reply
Date: 6/11/2012 1:13:00 PM
Love how you wrote it using Japanese mythology as subject matter. It seems to be a bit more 'authentic'. Congrats on your win....Tanya
Login to Reply
Date: 6/11/2012 2:18:00 AM
Amy congrats on your win...David
Login to Reply
Date: 6/10/2012 8:17:00 PM
boy, that Rick sure knows how to pick some great winners. I am loving all the poems on the winner list tonight. so cool how you referenced these tragic lovers. Congrats.
Login to Reply
Date: 6/7/2012 11:35:00 PM
I didn't know their lovers story either Amy, thank you for sharing a beautiful write.
Login to Reply
Date: 5/27/2012 4:58:00 PM
You read Japanese mythology to Amy, completed poem for the contest, hope for a win for you. - oxox Anne-Lise
Login to Reply
Date: 5/26/2012 9:48:00 PM
I love how you put the Japanese mythology into it. I bet Rick will love that!! Great tanka.
Login to Reply
Get a Premium Membership
Get more exposure for your poetry and more features with a Premium Membership.
Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Member Area

My Admin
Profile and Settings
Edit My Poems
Edit My Quotes
Edit My Short Stories
Edit My Articles
My Comments Inboxes
My Comments Outboxes
Soup Mail
Poetry Contests
Contest Results/Status
Followers
Poems of Poets I Follow
Friend Builder

Soup Social

Poetry Forum
New/Upcoming Features
The Wall
Soup Facebook Page
Who is Online
Link to Us

Member Poems

Poems - Top 100 New
Poems - Top 100 All-Time
Poems - Best
Poems - by Topic
Poems - New (All)
Poems - New (PM)
Poems - New by Poet
Poems - Read
Poems - Unread

Member Poets

Poets - Best New
Poets - New
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems Recent
Poets - Top 100 Community
Poets - Top 100 Contest

Famous Poems

Famous Poems - African American
Famous Poems - Best
Famous Poems - Classical
Famous Poems - English
Famous Poems - Haiku
Famous Poems - Love
Famous Poems - Short
Famous Poems - Top 100

Famous Poets

Famous Poets - Living
Famous Poets - Most Popular
Famous Poets - Top 100
Famous Poets - Best
Famous Poets - Women
Famous Poets - African American
Famous Poets - Beat
Famous Poets - Cinquain
Famous Poets - Classical
Famous Poets - English
Famous Poets - Haiku
Famous Poets - Hindi
Famous Poets - Jewish
Famous Poets - Love
Famous Poets - Metaphysical
Famous Poets - Modern
Famous Poets - Punjabi
Famous Poets - Romantic
Famous Poets - Spanish
Famous Poets - Suicidal
Famous Poets - Urdu
Famous Poets - War

Poetry Resources

Anagrams
Bible
Book Store
Character Counter
Cliché Finder
Poetry Clichés
Common Words
Copyright Information
Grammar
Grammar Checker
Homonym
Homophones
How to Write a Poem
Lyrics
Love Poem Generator
New Poetic Forms
Plagiarism Checker
Poetics
Poetry Art
Publishing
Random Word Generator
Spell Checker
Store
What is Good Poetry?
Word Counter