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Time Is of the Essence

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With each breath I take I blow away seeds of time Dandelion clocks Natural chronometers Time ticks by until we die Checked with how many syllables 5,7,5,7,7 08~12~15

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Skat A

Date: 12/29/2015 9:30:00 PM

Jan, Congratulations on your "Time is of the essence -Tanka- win... WUV SKAT

Jan Allison
Date: 12/30/2015 4:13:00 AM

Thanks Skat and I appreciate your response to my comment regarding an HM:-) hugs Jan xx

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 12/29/2015 5:41:00 PM

yours was so soft and wonderful, Jan! well, congrats for the HM anyway.

Skat A
Date: 12/29/2015 9:31:00 PM

I agree with Jan

Jan Allison
Date: 12/29/2015 5:43:00 PM

Thanks Andrea at least with an HM it gets more widely read - that is the most important thing to me:-) hugs jan xx

Susan Gentry

Date: 12/29/2015 1:05:00 PM

Creative Tanka, very nice!

Jan Allison
Date: 12/29/2015 1:07:00 PM

Thanks Susan:-) hugs Jan xx

Lu Loo

Date: 12/29/2015 10:34:00 AM

Hi girly! Congrats on your win :)-luloo *smiles*

Jan Allison
Date: 12/29/2015 12:35:00 PM

Thanks LuLoo have been very busy today no time for soup:-) hugs Jan xx

Joseph May

Date: 12/29/2015 6:12:00 AM

Congrats on your win Jan

Jan Allison
Date: 12/29/2015 7:54:00 AM

Thanks Joseph:-) hugs Jan xx

Dr. Upma A. Sharma

Date: 12/29/2015 1:09:00 AM

Congrats on ur fine win dear Jan with this very sweet write!!

Jan Allison
Date: 12/29/2015 3:16:00 AM

Thanks Dr Sharma:-) Hugs Jan xx

Eve Roper

Date: 12/28/2015 11:19:00 PM

Back to congratulate you on your win!! Hugs Eve

Jan Allison
Date: 12/29/2015 3:16:00 AM

Thanks Eve:-) Hugs Jan xx

C T

Date: 12/28/2015 9:20:00 PM

wow

Jan Allison
Date: 12/29/2015 3:15:00 AM

Thanks for the HM Chase:-) hugs jan xx

CayCay Jennings

Date: 12/11/2015 8:37:00 AM

Very well done, Jan ... CayCay

Jan Allison
Date: 12/11/2015 8:57:00 AM

Thanks CayCay:-) hugs Jan xx

Poesy Relish

Date: 12/9/2015 5:29:00 PM

your lines describe the essence of time precisely. gl for the gontest... thank you for stopping by... I will back in form soon... lov n hugs, nad

Jan Allison
Date: 12/9/2015 5:38:00 PM

Just so lovely to see you back on the site Nad - take care my friend:-) hugs jan xx

Eve Roper

Date: 12/9/2015 5:01:00 PM

Wow! This is a good one, Jan, good luck in the contest :)

Jan Allison
Date: 12/9/2015 5:04:00 PM

Thanks Eve:-) hugs Jan xx

Carlton Dean Morris

Date: 12/9/2015 7:16:00 AM

This is what i consider a spicy ink; nice write Jan.

Jan Allison
Date: 12/9/2015 7:17:00 AM

Thanks Carlton:-) hugs jan xx

Lei Strauss

Date: 12/9/2015 6:53:00 AM

Oh my Jan! This tanks takes me time to reflect... I love this. A 7

Jan Allison
Date: 12/9/2015 6:55:00 AM

Thanks Lei I went for a unique take on the theme of time:-) hugs jan xx

Lei Strauss
Date: 12/9/2015 6:53:00 AM

*tanka

John Lawless

Date: 12/8/2015 11:12:00 PM

Jan, I'm with Joseph....love the "dandelion clocks" reference.

Jan Allison
Date: 12/9/2015 1:23:00 AM

Thanks John:-) hugs Jan xx

Joseph May

Date: 12/8/2015 9:57:00 PM

I like the "dandelion clocks" line ..nicely penned

Jan Allison
Date: 12/9/2015 1:23:00 AM

Thanks Joseph:-) hugs Jan xx

Casarah Nance

Date: 12/8/2015 9:30:00 PM

Very nicely done!

Jan Allison
Date: 12/9/2015 1:22:00 AM

Thanks Cas:-) hugs Jan xx

Arthur Vaso

Date: 12/8/2015 9:14:00 PM

You just keep better and better with time!

Jan Allison
Date: 12/9/2015 1:22:00 AM

Thanks Arthur - I have time to improve:-) hugs Jan xx

Sandra Haight

Date: 12/8/2015 8:09:00 PM

This is great, Jan. You captured it! Good luck in the contest. 7, Hugs, Sandra

Jan Allison
Date: 12/9/2015 1:22:00 AM

Thanks Sandra:-) hugs Jan xx

Ilene Bauer

Date: 12/8/2015 6:42:00 PM

wonderful, jan! best of luck in the contest...

Jan Allison
Date: 12/9/2015 1:21:00 AM

Thanks Ilene:-) hugs Jan xx

Maurice Yvonne

Date: 12/8/2015 6:21:00 PM

Love this tanka, it demonstrates how creative you are with unique takes on all challenges! A Big Fav!

Jan Allison
Date: 12/9/2015 1:21:00 AM

I went out on a limb with this one - hope Chase likes it:-) hugs jan xx

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 12/8/2015 5:49:00 PM

yes, you very charmingly captured the essence of what he asked for, jan. I hope to get mine up soon!! It's done, but not sure if I am crazy about it!! yours is wonderful, especially the first two lines!

Jan Allison
Date: 12/8/2015 5:50:00 PM

Thanks Andrea:-) hugs Jan xx