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7/30/2025 for Tanka-Haiku Poetry Contest sponsored by Oliver Mckeithan

waves crash on the rocks
repeating their splash and spray
each in its own way

life runs in cycles
unending iterations
details change each time
can we shape the ocean tide
or just watch and take the ride

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Date: 8/4/2025 4:24:00 PM
Love your ideas how you presented them here. Congrats
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David Crandall
Date: 8/4/2025 6:26:00 PM
Thanks, Andrea!
Date: 8/4/2025 6:10:00 AM
David, a big CONGRATS on this great entry~~a powerful blend of literal and figurative/symbolic. Janice
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David Crandall
Date: 8/4/2025 3:27:00 PM
Thanks, Janice!
Date: 8/4/2025 3:48:00 AM
Congratulations on your winning work in the contest. Way to go. Thank you for sharing your talent with us. Sara K
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Date: 8/4/2025 3:27:00 PM
Thanks, Sara!
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David Crandall
Date: 8/4/2025 3:27:00 PM
Thanks, Sara!
Date: 8/3/2025 10:31:00 AM
Congratulations on your win. I enjoyed reading your wonderful "waves" write. The Ending... Have a blessed day with your win............
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David Crandall
Date: 8/3/2025 4:22:00 PM
Thanks Paula!
Date: 8/3/2025 10:21:00 AM
Congrats on your placement in my contest Dave. Well said. Like the tie in between the ocean waves and life cycles.
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David Crandall
Date: 8/3/2025 4:21:00 PM
Thanks, Oliver - I appreciate your comments and the contest!
Date: 7/30/2025 5:34:00 PM
I like your thought-provoking poem, David. It makes me consider the fact that there is little we can do about the events that will take place in our life on any given day. What may be the deciding factor in how our life goes or the impact it may have on others is the way we react to the events of the day. "As a man thinketh, so is he", we must be careful what we allow our minds to think about because we are actively manifesting what we think about the most. Smiles ~ Blessings Bill
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David Crandall
Date: 7/30/2025 6:23:00 PM
Yes, that's a good thing to remember. One is influenced for good or for bad by their own thoughts. Thanks Bill.
Date: 7/30/2025 4:57:00 PM
life certainly can be a roller coaster ride - we are cresting another wave with hubby's cancer returning again but soon the treatment will be over and we will be home and we are back to calmer waters again:-) hugs Jan xx
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David Crandall
Date: 7/30/2025 6:21:00 PM
I'm sorry to hear that Jan, but good that soon he'll be home.
Date: 7/30/2025 4:56:00 PM
I enjoyed your splashing write!
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David Crandall
Date: 7/30/2025 6:20:00 PM
Thanks, Kim!
Date: 7/30/2025 4:29:00 PM
perfect...great contest entry...loved the rhetorical question at the end! Best wishes with the contest and enjoy your evening, Sara
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David Crandall
Date: 7/30/2025 6:19:00 PM
Thanks, Sara!
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