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summer mugginess
rain bringing out pesty pest
biting sting, quick slap
vile blood sucking mosquitoes
brush away annoying flies

8/19/2021

A Buggy Tanka Contest Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: M. L. Kiser

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JC Brul

September 12, 2021 at 3:48 PM

Ouch, I could feel the bites!!! This is what I hate about summer..They proliferate and annoy us…Congratulations Eve! Best wishes..

Heidi Sands

September 12, 2021 at 12:59 PM

Great one Eve! Congratulations :)

Paula Goldsmith

September 12, 2021 at 11:08 AM

Congratulations on your win. A fun write and picture. Please, no bugs. Have a blessed day...................

Beata Agustin

September 12, 2021 at 3:33 AM

Wow! Congrats! Thanks for sharing this, even the photo. Thanks likewise for my placement in your recently-judged contest. God bless you.

Krish Radhakrishna

September 12, 2021 at 12:43 AM

Congrats Eve on a biting message! very nice tanka!

Jennifer Proxenos

August 24, 2021 at 11:25 AM

I HATE MOSQUITOES BUT THE LOVE ME. THEY ARE SO ANNOYING AND IF YOR HAPPEN TO HAVE ONE IN YOUR BEDROOM AT NIGHT, YOU CAN FORGET A GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP. I GOT MALARIA AS A CHILD IN NOW ZIMBABWE, THEN SOUTHERN RHODESIA, WAS VERY SICK. GREAT WRITE MY POETIC SIS, HUGS AND BLESSINGS, JENNIFER.