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Why Should I Sing Merry Songs

mere ashes I see where once were burning coals this linen receives the remains of building hope why should I sing merry songs?

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Andrea Dietrich

Date: 10/22/2012 3:53:00 PM

Hey, congrats.I saw this one recently and now it's on the winners list!

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 10/22/2012 11:57:00 AM

Congratulations on your win in P.D."s "Tanka~sad song" Modupe. Love, Carol XXXX

Black Eyed Susan

Date: 10/22/2012 7:32:00 AM

why indeed? congrats on your win!

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 10/21/2012 4:30:00 PM

CONGRATS ON A FANTASTIC WRITE AND WIN LUV ..

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 10/21/2012 11:54:00 AM

Modupe, congratulations with your to be or not to be tanka poem in my contest... take care of yourself' always~PD

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 10/16/2012 2:22:00 PM

Modupe, well, we should sing to be merry, enjoyed your tanka... always..pd

Fisayo Aderounmu

Date: 10/15/2012 4:02:00 AM

'Why... Sing merry song' sun... rain sparrow has a single voice... Singkry... Krysing. Good peice Modupe.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 10/13/2012 2:01:00 AM

Indeed sad. I just love the last line which acts as the title.

Jack Horne

Date: 10/10/2012 9:18:00 AM

lovely but sad tanka - Congrats on your wins, my friend : )

Mark Mcallister

Date: 10/10/2012 8:58:00 AM

I try to write about other things but most of my poems want to be like this. Truth is an important portion of poetry. I write of a similar truth in my poem Guerro, I wish you would read it. thank you

Annie Lander

Date: 10/10/2012 7:41:00 AM

Because it the rules of the game to sing the merry songs great theme. pondering words. the remains of building hope why should i sing a merry song.