Tanka 1

came back from the stars
to find a golden ring
left abandoned on his desk -
today even the
rocket scientist is stumped

confusiontanka

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Black Eyed Susan

April 22, 2013 at 2:06 PM

aww... this is SO clever! is this your 1st tanka ever? I really think you have a knack for this! you might want to consider entering your tanka in the tanka society of America's journal, ribbons :)

Timothy Hicks

April 22, 2013 at 6:34 PM

No, this was actually my third, I believe. Just decided to post it first. I'm so happy you think my tankas are worthy of being published! Never heard of America's Journal... perhaps I'll look it up!

Richard Lamoureux

April 17, 2013 at 7:58 AM

Now I appreciate your poem. Thanks

Andrea Dietrich

April 16, 2013 at 5:21 PM

hey, this is really cool., I love the story inside it!!

Timothy Hicks

April 17, 2013 at 1:08 AM

I'm happy that you got the gist of the implied story.

Sara Kendrick

April 16, 2013 at 10:40 AM

Ahh_ha moment>.....Thanks for stopping by..Sara

Timothy Hicks

April 17, 2013 at 1:07 AM

Glad you liked!

Richard Lamoureux

April 16, 2013 at 7:18 AM

I must be a bit thick, you will have to explain this one to me.

Timothy Hicks

April 17, 2013 at 1:06 AM

The man was an astronaut, returning home after months/years of being in space, away from his family, he comes home to find his wife couldn't handle all the long waiting periods, when he was working. Everybody says that rocket science is the epitome of something difficult... but what do the rocket scientists say when they are stumped?

Timothy Hicks

April 17, 2013 at 1:03 AM

So basically I had a couple things on my mind when I wrote this. The song Rocket Man by Elton John and that expression people use to express something of great difficult "It's not rocket science!".

Painted Hunter

April 16, 2013 at 6:33 AM

Confusion indeed! You have an amazing hand for writing.

Timothy Hicks

April 17, 2013 at 1:02 AM

I appreciate all the nice feedback! P.S. is the girl in your photo your daughter or something?

S.Zaynab Kamoonpuri

April 16, 2013 at 5:34 AM

Hmm a superb tanka very astro astral one of a kind sublime! Do read mine too.

Timothy Hicks

April 17, 2013 at 1:01 AM

I will make sure to do that! Thanks for reading!

Anne-Lise Andresen

April 16, 2013 at 4:10 AM

- A very well written Tanka poems, Timothy. Thank you for reading my last poem. - You mentioned the word HATE - Read my poem: "I Hate The Word - Hate" - oxox // Anne-Lise :)

Timothy Hicks

April 17, 2013 at 1:00 AM

I read and commented on it. Thanks for continuing to be a fan, Anne!

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