Sara Kendrick Poet Tanka

The Armadillo

The armadillo
In his protective thick shell
Holds not a candle
To the armor protection
Built around his emotions  

Holds not a candle:

Meaning:

To compare badly to a know authority_to be unfit even to hold a subordinate position..

Orgin:

Apprentices used to be expected to hold the candle so that more experienced workmen were able to see what they were doing..

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Jack Horne December 10, 2012 at 1:19 PM love this one - I've never seen an armadillo. Very interesting footnotes too, my friend - I didn't know the origin of the saying. Yes, I'll renew my PM - I just mentioned the expiry date as Debs wanted to know if we were PMs or not for the contest. Did I tell you that Sue has the small op for the 'sun damage' on 29th?

Linda-Marie Sweetheart December 8, 2012 at 5:58 AM an interesting concept and contrast analogy Sara .. thankxx for footnotes too luv ..

Andrea Dietrich December 7, 2012 at 11:02 PM An interesting one, Sara. And how you explained the origin of an old expression!

Eileen Manassian December 7, 2012 at 9:03 PM The essence of good poetry is to use word play to hint at deeper meanings that the reader discovers. This is a beautiful example of that! Thanks for sharing you well crafted poem!

Russell Sivey December 7, 2012 at 4:42 PM This is a masterfully written poem my friend! I am very impressed with the skill at which you used to write such a wondrous piece such as this! You have written an amazing and a very lovely write here Sara! What a powerful message you have written about, Great Work!!

Poet Destroyer A December 7, 2012 at 2:21 PM Sara, a wonderful tanka... aww... we have plenty of armadillos here in Texas.. to bad they are not always protected by the armor.. love this..pd

Constance La France December 7, 2012 at 1:26 PM Sara, a very interesting Tanka, I only once saw an Armadillo, they sure do have a protective shell. Constance