Sunday 31 May 2015

Thirst (A Tanka)

Liquid emerald pond

Weary leaves in siesta

A white heron drinks

Poet’s desert heart receives

A crystal shower of words

 

Posted for Poetry Pantry @ Poets United


37 comments:

  1. In this hot India summer this poem is such a respite :)

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  2. A crystal shower of words.. that is what you can get beside that pond..

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  3. This is absolutely exquisite :D

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  4. How easy it is to be inspired when we look at nature and not on ourselves. Beautiful Sumana.

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  5. There is a heaviness in this...as if the heat inside is aching for water..sometimes that's what we need and all we can ask for..beautifully written

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  6. "A crystal shower of words" would be a welcome gift to any poet!

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  7. simple but exquisitely nice. yes, one can see poetry in many things

    gracias

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  8. How can you not respond when you see a heron. Such majestic creatures. I will usually catch them out at the lake a couple times a year, standing stoic. And when they spread their wings and take off. Lovely.

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  9. One of my favourite forms! Well crafted!

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  10. Line 3 pivots really well in this haiku to tanka transition
    have a nice Sunday

    much love...

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  11. 'crystal shower of words' ... loving that metaphor

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  12. I wish that those crystal showers would shower down more often!

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  13. I was about to quote the same line SuyashJ chose. It holds so many sounds, images... there is even the feeling of the slick words coating the shoulders. Wonderful!

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  14. So beautiful, the white heron and the poet's desert heart.

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  15. Oh I love this and wish we all would receive a crystal shower of words. I really need one.

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  16. This poem glides along with the water in the pond....I love the feel of 'Liquid emerald pond'.

    Donna@LivingFromHappiness

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  17. Cool and refreshing words :-)

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  18. Exquisite. There is such a simple elegance to this nuanced moment caught in lovely contemplation.

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  19. And that could be a great motivation to continue writing Sumana.

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  20. nice and dainty spread of images in this one. me likes them all!!!

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  21. We quench our thirst in words and images--beautifully said!!

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  22. Nature is inspiring. Love the contrast between the water in the world and the desert within.

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  23. Loved the tanka, and the image you used with it :) Nature, as GL Meisner says above, is indeed, inspiring.

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  24. Thirst can be viewed in so many ways ... lovely take :-)

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  25. Beautiful! Esp. I love 'Crystal shower of words'

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  26. The white heron and the poet offer such beauty and respite.
    Thank you Sumana

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  27. Wonderful words painting a beautiful picture.
    ZQ

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  28. Gemstones and natural beauty!

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  29. Thank God for the heron. Nature's beauty cuts through despondency.

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  30. The picture that it evokes is so beautiful!!

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  31. Your words paint a beautiful picture.

    Thanks for visiting my blog.

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  32. Sumana,

    Lovely calm words from your your poem..Perhaps the thirst is connected to that heat wave in India at present...Stay cool!
    Eileen

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  33. I admire the shift in that third line, from heron to the poet's words ~ A lovely tanka Sumana ~ Wishing you a happy week ~

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  34. This is really beautiful, Sumana :)

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  35. this is so perfect...reminds me of someone whose just sitting down to write...an invisible shower of words falling from the ceiling.

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