Transient glory,
this Camellia moment:
better here than not.
Remember that day she wore
her red-flowered poplin dress.
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For those of you who are unfamiliar with this poetic form, you might like to read my earlier post at https://sarahpotterwrites.com/2012/12/07/tanka-3-a-brief-guide-to-the-31-syllable-poetic-form/ and then perhaps have a go at composing a tanka of your own. Please do feel free to post links to your poems in “comments” to this post.
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Sarah Potter Writes 
Saturday morning
at my desk, reading your words.
They cause me sweet distraction.
Alas, I must break this spell
for my garden waits for me…
Hey now! That was fun, even if my comment was a bit cheesy. Hope you have a pleasant day Sarah. Happy Easter. 🙂
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Gaa!!! Messed up line 3. Let’s change it to: “They distract me so.”
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And I guess the rest of your tanka is invisible 😉
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I missed this comment. Sorry, Phil. You must have wondered what I meant by the rest of your tanka being invisible (probably thought I was insulting you!). I must admit to having been confused by you saying you’d messed up line 3, when I’d overlooked the original. It’s a great tanka. Thank you for your contribution 🙂
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No worries Sarah. I didn’t think you were insulting me at all. I was just confused – a common condition with me… 😀
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Beautiful, Sarah. 🙂
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“Remember that day she wore
her red-flowered poplin dress”
And we are talking about flowers in a dress here ….beautifully thought of 😍😍
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Thank you 🙂
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