the ocean was in a rage last night but today these peace offerings of blue mussels and kelp
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Debbie Strange
Debbie Strange is a tanka and haiku poet, as well as an avid photographer. Her current passion is for creating tanshi (small poem) art. You are invited to see her work on Twitter @Debbie_Strange.
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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!
Nice.
Super cute and creative.
her bad mood
changes overnight
atlantic
and the barnacle infested mast
from an ancient sailing ship
Lovely.
after the surge
wafting ocean ozone
I love this
Gorgeous depiction of the power of the ocean and a mirror to the tidal push-pull of human emotion. Love it.
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
Thank you for always taking the time to leave such lovely comments, Alan!
Thank you all for taking the time to comment, and for your lovely response poems!