Saturday, June 25, 2016

Special Feature Collaborative Tan Renga—Robert Epstein and Carolyne Rohrig—United States and Karen O’Leary and Mary Jo Balistreri—United States

tan renga

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empty church
flies fly figure eights
around the fount

an angel on the curb
holds a drunk in his arms

Robert Epstein—United States
Carolyne Rohrig—United States

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homemade card
from mother...
her last

a soft rain
of leaves

Karen O'Leary—United States
Mary Jo Balistreri—United States

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19 comments:

  1. Absolutely wonderful Congratulations to you all Robert Epstein
    Carolyne Rohrig Karen O'Leary Mary Jo Balistreri
    love and light,angelee

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    1. Dear Angelee,

      What an encouraging person you are, my friend, and a light in the poetry community. Thank you for your lovely words. It was a pleasure putting this column together.

      Blessings,
      Karen

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  2. Thank you Angelee.
    I enjoyed writing with Karen, and the tan renga of Robert Epstein and Carolyne Rohrig was so good to read.
    Reading Robert Eptstein's Sacred Haiku for the second time.

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    1. Dear Mary Jo,

      What a gift to be able to write the tan renga with you! Robert and Carolyne's poem is just wonderful! Glad to have them share this column with us.

      Blessings,
      Karen

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  3. Very beautiful stuff. Thank you for this.

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    1. Dear Raamesh,

      Thank you so much for your kind words. You are a gift to our poetry community. Best wishes always!

      Blessings,
      Karen

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  4. These are moving and wonderful! Congratulations to you all.
    Blessings, Connie

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    1. Dear Connie,

      What a light you are in the writing community--always celebrating the accomplishments of others. Thank you for your kind comments.

      Blessings,
      Karen

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  5. Thoroughly enjoyed both of these. Thank you all for sharing them.

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    1. Dear Barbara,

      Glad you enjoyed these poems. It was good to share this column with three talented writers. Thanks Mary Jo, Robert and Carolyne for making this column possible. Thank you, Barbara, for your kind words.

      Blessings,
      Karen

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  6. Wonderful collaborations from all!
    "a soft rain
    of leaves"
    brings to mind spring whirlybirds descending as well as autumn scenes of color and the flurry of leavings falling.
    Thank you Karen, Jo, Robert, and Carolyne.

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    1. Dear Michael,

      What a joy to read your words today. Thank you so much, my friend, for your ongoing encouragement of others. What a gift you are to this poetry community!

      Blessings,
      Karen

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  7. A wonderful way to describe the emotion of the poem. Thanks

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    1. Dear JT,

      Thank you for stopping by and sharing your kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed this column--Kudos to Mary Jo, Robert, and Carolyne.

      Blessings,
      Karen

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  8. Beautiful collaborations. Welcome Carolyne to Whispers!
    Your new friend,
    David Fox

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  9. Dear David,

    Thank you so much for your beautiful words and for welcoming Carolyne to Whispers. Hopefully, we will see more of her poetry in the months to come.

    Blessings,
    Karen

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  10. Wonderful poem, Robert, Carolyne, Karen, and Mary Jo. Very nicely done and well-written from each of you. Continued blessings!

    -MJ (www.tgbtgpublictions.com)

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  11. I loved this collaboration - everyone’s contribution a great addiiton. Cheers to you all! Excellent.

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  12. a truly beautiful collaboration

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