i feel so uncomfortable with this form, i feel i can't even comment on them, but i do like them, Sir

2 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

i feel so uncomfortable with this form, i feel i can't even comment on them, but i do like them, Sir

you need to keep writing them, boy.  yours are very good. 

Please keep Tanka in mind for those moments when you have poetic stirrings. These are wonderful; truly wonderful. All I can do is encourage you to write more and let the moments inspire you.  

6 minutes ago, AC Benus said:

Please keep Tanka in mind for those moments when you have poetic stirrings. These are wonderful; truly wonderful. All I can do is encourage you to write more and let the moments inspire you.  

Thanks AC … I read over my previous blog and your comments from there before writing these, and your Guide, of course.  Glad they are right. 

12 minutes ago, Reader1810 said:

I love the final line in the first Tanka. I understand the strength and power of the cold, but it’s got nothing on the warmth of the one who loves you. 

 

As for for number two? I remember the last time I read about this confident little bird. I enjoyed the vision invoked then as I enjoy it now. 

 

Well done, Mike.  

 

 

Thanks very much, Reader !

These are excellent, Mike! In the first, the crunch of snow beneath your boots seems to demonstrate the journey, while the warmth you receive at the end represents the reward. In the second, your description of the nuthatch is like a metaphor for the human specie's sometimes false sense of courage but strong determination. Very nicely done, my friend, on each of these.

these are wonderful Sir!

the snow squeaking under your boots, conveys the season, and the cold so well

and that brave nuthatch again!  he only cares that the feeder is full

i'm so glad you posted these!

I had to smile at the nuthatch.. I liked these. 

Very well done, Mike.  

7 minutes ago, mollyhousemouse said:

these are wonderful Sir!

the snow squeaking under your boots, conveys the season, and the cold so well

and that brace nuthatch again!  he only cares that the feeder is full

i'm so glad you posted these!

Thanks molly … I enjoyed writing them. 

1 minute ago, Defiance19 said:

I had to smile at the nuthatch.. I liked these. 

Very well done, Mike.  

Brave little suckers. I could fit 8 of them in hand and they act like they are my size. 

Thanks for the compliments.