Thursday, August 14, 2014

Tanka--By Caroline Skanne--United Kingdom

i bury seeds
in morning sun
a flower prayer
for this earth
to be healed

crickets
in the night
your song
fills me with
summer stars

a dream
combed through
moonbeams
once more
surviving the pain

Caroline Skanne is a poet, originally from Sweden, educated in London. She lives with her family in a cottage near the river Medway in Kent. When she is not writing she enjoys photography, mudlarking, bird watching, foraging, gardening, yoga and martial arts. Her poems have appeared online and in printed journals most recently Moonbathing: a journal of women’s tanka and brass bell: a haiku journal.

20 comments:

  1. If I was not already a fan of this writer, I would surely become one after reading this impacting piece... Many thanks, from Tennessee, for posting this.

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    1. a billion thanks right back at you Michael! xo

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  2. beautiful, Caroline

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  3. Dear Caroline,

    It is great to see you already have two lovely comments on your wonderful tanka. Welcome to Whispers! I hope you enjoy your time spent with us. Please let me know if you have any questions.

    Best wishes,
    Karen

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    1. thank you kindly Karen, for the opportunity to be here. you have created something very special here at Whispers ... x

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  4. Caroline, these Tanka are beautifully and soulfully written and expressed - a pure joy to read! Sheri / www.poetryandbeyond.net

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  5. Thank you, David Austin, for the following--

    Being a lover of Tanka and Haiku, I especially enjoyed these...

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  6. Caroline welcome to Whispers and thank you for the beautiful well written Tanka. I truly enjoyed reading it. Thank you for sharing your talent. I look forward to reading more of your work.
    Love, Charlene

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    1. Charlene, you bring beauty! thanks for your kindness ... with love & gratitude x

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  7. Dear Caroline,

    Welcome to Whispers! Your poem has amazing imagery throughout each stanza. Our writing community is blessed to have you join us!

    Best wishes,
    Carolyn

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    1. wow Carolyn, how magnificent of you ... grateful! x

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  8. Hello Caroline. The earth is healing: sitting up and taking notice of your beautiful poems! A joy to read. Ralph

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  9. Caroline,
    I like these -- especially the first one. With the war going on in the Middle East, this world certainly does need to be healed. I am not sure if that is what you are talking about in this tanka, these are just my thoughts.
    Sincerely yours,
    David Fox

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    1. thank you kindly David, i appreciate your thoughts! with love x

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  10. Welcome to Whispers, Caroline. What a blessing you have shared with us in your Tanka. I especially like the first one. Thank you for sharing and continued blessings!

    -MJ (www.tgbtgpublictions.com)

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    1. thank you! happy to be here ... light & blessings to you Maurice x

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