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Springtime

The beast of winter

crept off after Spring's first week.

Sun now strokes my cheek.

I can almost hear a bleat.

March will go out like a lamb.


An oldie revised for 
Rick Parise' One Tanka- Old Or New - See Title Requirement Poetry Contest

Copyright © Andrea Dietrich | Year Posted 2017

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Semih Bilgic Date: 5/25/2017 1:09:00 AM deep mean Login to Reply

Miraj Raha Date: 4/21/2017 11:59:00 AM Andrea this is so meaningful. Login to Reply

James Inman Date: 4/19/2017 7:31:00 AM AAhhh, I like this Andrea, very creative. Login to Reply

Jack Horne Date: 4/16/2017 1:24:00 PM oh, love this - i presume this is the 1st place win? well deserved, my friend Login to Reply

John Michaels Date: 4/16/2017 3:24:00 AM Congratulations on your fine win, Andrea! I've not heard the lion / lamb comparison before, so have learnt something new!! Well done, again! Login to Reply

Reason A. Poteet Date: 4/15/2017 12:55:00 PM Congratulations, Andrea, great spring tanka. Always good to re-visit and edit past poetry. It is a habit of mine also. Well-done. Login to Reply

Maurice Yvonne Date: 4/15/2017 11:41:00 AM Congratulations! A Fav. I read it many, many times in an effort to totally understand the form. Thank you. Login to Reply

Joanna Daniel Date: 4/15/2017 9:06:00 AM Great win with an awesome tanka, Andrea:) congratulations:) Login to Reply

Agnes Krampe Date: 4/15/2017 7:43:00 AM Back with congrats. Login to Reply

White Wolf Date: 4/15/2017 3:20:00 AM A top notch win, Andrea! Enjoy your weekend. Login to Reply

Debbie Duncan Date: 4/15/2017 12:45:00 AM Oh, I love this. Back when I was going to church. There was a song called The Lion and The Lamb. I can't find it anywhere. I'm sure I have it in a box of cassette :) I wrote that Hero poem in 2015 when I came home tired, and just wanted to do nothing :) Happy Easter :) Login to Reply

Eve Roper Date: 4/14/2017 9:14:00 PM Wow!! Beautiful !!! congratulations on your win ~* Login to Reply

Roy Pett Date: 4/14/2017 3:36:00 PM Congratulations on your well deserved win Andrea, absolutely brilliant, Roy. :)) Login to Reply

Paul Callus Date: 4/14/2017 2:36:00 PM This is truly beautiful and clever, Andrea! Congrats on placing first:) // paul Login to Reply

Jan Allison Date: 4/14/2017 2:00:00 PM Many congrats on your trophy win Andrea:-):-) hugs Jan xx Login to Reply

Doug Vinson Date: 4/14/2017 12:42:00 PM That lamb should turn around and smack the lion a good one. Login to Reply

Kudzai Mhangwa Date: 4/14/2017 11:51:00 AM Lovely poem Andrea! And congratulations! Login to Reply

Afzal Nusker Date: 4/14/2017 10:48:00 AM Very deserving trophy win with this fantastic poem. Congratulations! Login to Reply

Sushma A. Singh Date: 4/14/2017 10:19:00 AM Congrats on top win, Andrea!! Login to Reply

Robert Pettit Date: 4/13/2017 5:51:00 PM Another fine write of yours, Andrea. Login to Reply

Supraja Kannan Date: 4/12/2017 4:02:00 AM Beautiful Tanka Andrea... Lovely imagery... Good luck with the contest...A big 7... Login to Reply

Darren White Date: 4/11/2017 1:42:00 AM Wonderful tanka, with a great distinction between the first and second two lines, craftfully done! And I love it, and wish you good luck in the contest :) Login to Reply

Carolyn Devonshire Date: 4/10/2017 10:24:00 AM Your poem of spring should bring joy to many readers' hearts, Andrea. I think the beast sleeps when he visits Florida, no matter what time of year. But there are folks up north who are glad to see the "lamb." Excellent! Best wishes in the contest. Login to Reply

Judy Ball Date: 4/10/2017 7:38:00 AM We need both sunshine and rain to grow and mature. Without each type of weather we would surely die. You know the old saying, Too much of a good thing is never good. Nothing that lives can survive without both. Great write my friend. Love the pics. God Bless, JB Login to Reply

Jan Allison Date: 4/10/2017 2:52:00 AM Love your clever tanka based on the old idiom Andrea:-) Spring is well and truly sprung here the weather is glorious at the moment:-) hugs Jan xx Login to Reply

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