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  1. Gorgeous depiction of the power of the ocean and a mirror to the tidal push-pull of human emotion. Love it.

  2. As someone who has enjoyed eating seaweed (kelp) etc… in Wales and Japan, and mussels being a very British thing, and Belgian, I loved that last line! I'm surprised that nowadays the ocean didn't serve up a plastic plate or container of some sort too! :-)

    the ocean
    was in a rage last night
    but today
    these peace offerings
    of blue mussels and kelp

    —DEBBIE STRANGE

    Beautifully crafted/composed tanka.

    Tanka are not really as easy as they look when composed by someone like you. There's not a word out place, and each line break serves a purpose. If I want to, I can take another layer of meaning for myself, a gift from a strong writer who is also generous. Thank you!

    Alan

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