Bare trees rising high.
Where did all those white clouds go?
Deep blue fills the sky.
Red lips, how their smiles flow.
Blue eyes sparkling, brighten so.
Text: I’m using a modified form that William N. Porter used in his translation of Japanese tanka into English, “A Hundred Verses from Old Japan“. This is part of my study of the Manyoshu, finding English forms similar to the tanka.
Photo: “Sun, Tree and Blue Sky”, above, and “Trees and Blue Sky”, below, by the author and linked to K’lee and Dale’s Cosmic Photo Challenge and Trablogger’s Mundane Monday.
News: The National Federation of State Poetry Societies in the United States (of which I’m a member through the Illinois State Poetry Society) announced its 2018 contests. There are fifty contests in all. Entries must be postmarked between January 1, 2018, and March 15, 2018. Some of the winners may be published in an anthology later in 2018. Check the details if you are interested in participating.
Also, yesterday Ancient Paths Literary Magazine published my poem “Advent Darkness“.
Stunning photograph. Beautiful poem to go with it.
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Thank you, Indira!
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This is really pretty, Frank.
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Thank you, Robbie!
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Lovely.
I particularly like tree silhouettes, so this is a winner.
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I am glad you liked it! Thanks, Dale!
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Excellent shots and poem, Frank!
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Thank you, K’lee!
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Just perfect Frank.💜
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Thank you!
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kaykuala
Branches and boughs can be most artistic and very well positioned here Frank!
Hank
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I like how they silhouette against the sky with all their detail. Thank you, Hank!
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Beautiful photos and poetry! You have captured nature’s artistry very well! With leaves off the trees, I can see a lot more stars.
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The leaves do block the stars at night. I’m glad you liked this, JoAnna!
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Azure Winter Blue
sKeYes Fill
Leaves
Gone
Tree
Limbs
Bare oF Clouds..:)
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The sky can be beautiful–usually is. Thanks, Fred!
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sKeYes
iN eYes
BeHoLD
NeW
BeauTiFuL..:)
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Beautiful lines
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Thank you!
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It is so beautiful. The blue sky as well as the poem.
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Thank you!
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Beautiful, when juxtaposed to the photrograph it procures a wonderful synthesis of words and image
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Thank you!
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