Spike Down Up -

Drip of melting wings,
love echo cuts low pulse wide,
spill of garnet inks 
wisdom fallen from sky eyes,
love low leads to a heart's highs...

J.A.B.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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Empress Avatar
August 27, 2026 at 7:47 AM
How can a Tanka sound so perfect? Its beyond me! Hah! Well sorry I always spam your comment box, but I cant help it! Its not just the choice of words in your tanka, but the sound and cadence of your way with phrasing emotions, that makes even the stars palpitate and burn, and I love how seamless your alliterations in the last line are too! Your words leave me breathless! I know why I am in love with Poetry, when I read you, I remember why! 🌹 💎 🌹 🩵🌊🩵
Bordner Avatar
August 27, 2026 at 11:20 AM
We are in love with Poetry because poetry is in love with our souls...Your poetry is the finest in the world Poetess...J.A.B.
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August 27, 2026 at 11:16 AM
The linguistics of this Tanka poem emulate the ebb and flow of a heart's journey through love Poetess. Thank you for noticing the cadence and end line rhyme with a twist, sky/wide...
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August 27, 2026 at 7:43 AM
I love your mention of garnet there, Poet Man! It’s my birthstone, in case you didn’t know. 🥹 Hmm, well, first of all, the title made me pause and go, “What?!!” Gosh, I felt my heart skip a million throbs! And how did you even think of: “Drip of melting wings, love echo cuts low pulse wide,” Wow! I am absolutely awe-struck, fan-girling over you, despite not fully understanding the concept of a “low pulse” and how it leads to a heart’s highs! Well, you need to enlighten me more, 🐦‍🔥...
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August 27, 2026 at 11:06 AM
I will give you this niblet of love wisdom Poetess...a heart can only achieve maxium accelertion from a low point, and a throttling heart is an ecstacy of love...J.A.B.
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