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Trish

They found her body
And took it from the graveyard;
The rain washed her blood,
Cleansing the place of all signs -
But does her soul still linger?

For Susan’s Tanka contest

*about a teenager murdered in a local cemetery

Copyright © Jack Horne | Year Posted 2012

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Carol Sunshine Brown Date: 4/2/2012 6:03:00 AM What a way to start a new week seeing all the comments made over the weekend to my poetry. Thank you ever so much for your kind words on my poetry Jack. It was a pleasure to read your poetry this morning. Love, Carol Login to Reply

Andrea Dietrich Date: 3/28/2012 10:30:00 PM Where did this happen? I want to know more about this one!! It's a tragic story and brings about interest in the reader to see it in this little tanka poem. Login to Reply

Wilma Neels Date: 3/26/2012 10:13:00 PM Good question to end your Tanka with Jack.. The death is always a tragedy, but the unknown adds to it as well! All the best for the contest ;) lfde Login to Reply

Linda-Marie Sweetheart Date: 3/26/2012 8:02:00 PM oh a gruesome tragedy Jack but a impressive write depicting the crime luv.. good luck .. really high impact words.. Login to Reply

Poet Destroyer A Date: 3/25/2012 11:18:00 PM Jack, very sad... it truly is... thank you for sharing..pd Login to Reply

M.I.A . Date: 3/25/2012 8:08:00 PM that is a sad news... may she rest in peace. you write a haunting piece that simply makes the reader stop for a moment to send a lil' prayer. good luck on the contest. Login to Reply

Sara Kendrick Date: 3/25/2012 5:46:00 PM Great question of some..Good luck in Susan's contest..Reads like a winner..Enjoyed reading this eve..Thanks for the visits to my work..I appreciate you taking the time to stop there..Have a great eve..Sara Login to Reply

Russell Sivey Date: 3/25/2012 5:05:00 PM This is quite the sad story Jack! It's hard to believe that we live in a world at which stuff like this happens...and to top it all off, in a cemetery! I don't think her soul lingers there still, that's just my opinion, she's somewhere else by then! I love your write! Great Work!! Login to Reply

Carolyn Devonshire Date: 3/25/2012 3:47:00 PM Ah, you told me about this spirit. I do believe she is lingering there for a reason, Jack, just don't know what it is since the killer was caught. Great tanka for Susan's contest! Winning wishes for you. Love, Carolyn Login to Reply