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barn swallows return from seasons I've never known to bring me new wings - my eyes scan the old dirt road searching for a summer lost _______________________________________

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John Lawless

Date: 3/18/2015 6:44:00 PM

Love the last couplet Carrie, congrats.

Charlotte Puddifoot

Date: 3/17/2015 6:26:00 AM

carrie, i've yet to see a bad poem from you! this is of your usual high standard; i like the idea of swallows returning "to bring me new wings"; it's a poignant one, yet hopeful at the same time - congrats on your win! :)

Skat A

Date: 3/15/2015 11:56:00 PM

Carrie, CONGRATULATIONS, on your top Tanka win:) ~SKAT~

Eve Roper

Date: 3/14/2015 7:17:00 PM

Congratulations on your win a very descriptive verse a 7

Greg Hoffman

Date: 3/14/2015 6:45:00 PM

Carrie,congrats on your win with this fine poem.Well done

Sandra Haight

Date: 3/14/2015 3:41:00 PM

Beautiful, Carrie. Congratulations on your fine win. Hugs, Sandra

Sara Kendrick

Date: 3/14/2015 3:08:00 PM

Enjoyed reading your winning work..Congrats..I do love those swallows..Sara

Joseph May

Date: 3/14/2015 1:41:00 PM

Congrats on your win...great tanka

Jan Allison

Date: 3/14/2015 10:46:00 AM

Dropping back with my congrats Carrie:-) Hugs jan xx

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/14/2015 9:12:00 AM

I knew i had seen this one before and looking down at my old comment, I can see that I loved it when it appeared in someone else's contest. You were very wise to choose one I had already considered excellent. It IS excellent and it's exactly the kind of poem that emulates what tanka is all about. Congrats in my contest.(also I have written of barn swallows myself, and I love that bird and I love the sad nostalgia this evokes).

Carrie Richards
Date: 3/14/2015 10:28:00 AM

Thanks so much, Andrea, for the high placement. It's always an honor, if someone with your talent approves ! Thanks again!

John Posey

Date: 9/10/2014 6:41:00 PM

Reverie is always nurtured by the ink you put on paper.... I loved this entry..... Congratulations...... love ya..... Jake

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 9/4/2014 4:42:00 AM

Ahhh, another place and time you can only reach through the etheric realms. How lovely this poem is Carrie. A favorite in this contest. Big Congrats on your deserving win! Blessings, Connie

Brenda Meier-Hans

Date: 9/3/2014 11:31:00 PM

Nice win Carrie. Congratulations.

Jan Allison

Date: 9/3/2014 11:08:00 PM

I love the time when the swifts and swallows fly but know the seasons are about to change. great win many congrats Hugs Jan xx

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 9/3/2014 10:35:00 PM

Carrie, Congratulations, on your win:) Stop by and enjoy my blog, "Edgar Allan Poe" if you'd like or have time. Always ~LINDA~

Joe Maverick

Date: 4/20/2014 3:57:00 AM

Enjoyed the projeted and the searching feel of this one Carrie, pleased to see your resultant win..'

Amy Green

Date: 4/16/2014 1:44:00 PM

Wow, this one is really good, too. Glad I didn't have to judge this contest- congrats on your win

Sara Kendrick

Date: 4/15/2014 2:37:00 PM

Congrats on your winning work..Way to go..Sara

Eileen Manassian

Date: 4/14/2014 8:07:00 PM

Oh...that last line is a beauty....so replete with longing. Lovely tanka, Carrie. Congratulations...the feelings evoked here are deep and meaningful. Hugs

Michael Dom

Date: 4/14/2014 11:22:00 AM

Carrie, I missed this fine tanka on my survey, but like the swallows I have returned with glad tidings from afar. Cheers for your glory!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/30/2014 11:25:00 AM

this is excellent tanka writing, carrie. I fully expect to see it near the top if it is for Chris' contest. I still have not located the winning page of his LAST contest, however, My contest area says I got a 6th place from him, but I can't find the freaking winners' list!!!