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Time Is of the Essence

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

December 29, 2015 at 9:30 PM

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

Jan Allison

December 30, 2015 at 4:13 AM

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

Andrea Dietrich

December 29, 2015 at 5:41 PM

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

Skat A

December 29, 2015 at 9:31 PM

I agree with Jan

Jan Allison

December 29, 2015 at 5:43 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

December 29, 2015 at 1:05 PM

Creative Tanka, very nice!

Jan Allison

December 29, 2015 at 1:07 PM

Thanks Susan:-) hugs Jan xx

Beautiful Scars

December 29, 2015 at 10:34 AM

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

Jan Allison

December 29, 2015 at 12:35 PM

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

Joseph May

December 29, 2015 at 6:12 AM

Congrats on your win Jan

Jan Allison

December 29, 2015 at 7:54 AM

Thanks Joseph:-) hugs Jan xx

Dr. Upma A. Sharma

December 29, 2015 at 1:09 AM

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

Jan Allison

December 29, 2015 at 3:16 AM

Thanks Dr Sharma:-) Hugs Jan xx

Eve Roper

December 28, 2015 at 11:19 PM

Back to congratulate you on your win!! Hugs Eve

Jan Allison

December 29, 2015 at 3:16 AM

Thanks Eve:-) Hugs Jan xx

C T

December 28, 2015 at 9:20 PM

wow

Jan Allison

December 29, 2015 at 3:15 AM

Thanks for the HM Chase:-) hugs jan xx

CayCay Godwin

December 11, 2015 at 8:37 AM

Very well done, Jan ... CayCay

Jan Allison

December 11, 2015 at 8:57 AM

Thanks CayCay:-) hugs Jan xx

Poesy Relish

December 9, 2015 at 5:29 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

December 9, 2015 at 5:38 PM

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

Eve Roper

December 9, 2015 at 5:01 PM

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

Jan Allison

December 9, 2015 at 5:04 PM

Thanks Eve:-) hugs Jan xx

Carlton Dean Morris

December 9, 2015 at 7:16 AM

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

Jan Allison

December 9, 2015 at 7:17 AM

Thanks Carlton:-) hugs jan xx

Lei Strauss

December 9, 2015 at 6:53 AM

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

Jan Allison

December 9, 2015 at 6:55 AM

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

Lei Strauss

December 9, 2015 at 6:53 AM

*tanka

John Lawless

December 8, 2015 at 11:12 PM

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

Jan Allison

December 9, 2015 at 1:23 AM

Thanks John:-) hugs Jan xx

Joseph May

December 8, 2015 at 9:57 PM

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

Jan Allison

December 9, 2015 at 1:23 AM

Thanks Joseph:-) hugs Jan xx

Casarah Nance

December 8, 2015 at 9:30 PM

Very nicely done!

Jan Allison

December 9, 2015 at 1:22 AM

Thanks Cas:-) hugs Jan xx

Arthur Vaso

December 8, 2015 at 9:14 PM

You just keep better and better with time!

Jan Allison

December 9, 2015 at 1:22 AM

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

Sandra Haight

December 8, 2015 at 8:09 PM

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

Jan Allison

December 9, 2015 at 1:22 AM

Thanks Sandra:-) hugs Jan xx

Ilene Bauer

December 8, 2015 at 6:42 PM

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

Jan Allison

December 9, 2015 at 1:21 AM

Thanks Ilene:-) hugs Jan xx

Maurice Yvonne

December 8, 2015 at 6:21 PM

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

Jan Allison

December 9, 2015 at 1:21 AM

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

Andrea Dietrich

December 8, 2015 at 5:49 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

December 8, 2015 at 5:50 PM

Thanks Andrea:-) hugs Jan xx