Tanka New York City

Trees start to blossom 
Rising from the city streets
New York battles on 
Thousands of eyes look upward
Joy in the metropolis
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018


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Date: 7/28/2018 9:43:00 AM
My children were born in NYC where we lived for many years and I enjoyed reading this well-written Tanka! Have a great weekend, my friend! Pandita
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Date: 5/28/2018 8:58:00 AM
Brilliant verse!! (: a pleasure to read this morning in CA
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Date: 5/8/2018 1:11:00 PM
Do I detect sarcasm or is it just my loathing of city life that persuades me to see it? Lines 2, 3 and 4 helped me believe that you were delivering a sarcastic twist and, frankly, I enjoyed thinking of it that way. I'm willing to be wrong, but I definitely see city dwellers denying themselves full Spring and settling for steel, glass and concrete delivered spring in your tanka. Again, I enjoyed it that way! All the best ... CayCay
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Date: 5/5/2018 8:13:00 PM
So lovely . A TANKA to the Big apple. NICE
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Date: 5/5/2018 7:00:00 PM
lovely descriptive tanka Matthew, I'd love to visit NY one day, who knows where the wind will take me in the future:-) hugs jan xx
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