To Grace: everydayamazing…..wordpress issues, but I wanted you to know I read your marvelous poem.
“WOW…This is exceptional, Grace. It thrills my heart to read and not just for the political message. This is a clarion call to me…to decency and action. This is top shelf poetry, Grace. Brilliant, and there are too many great lines to pick out a favorite. You had me hooked at the first two lines.”
thank you, Grace, for a truly exceptional and moving poem. Jane
Cover for White Cranes of Heaven, 2011, Lulu.com Watercolor, janekohut-bartels
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Cranes wheel in the sky
Their chiding cries fall to hard earth
Warm mid winter day
A pale half moon calls the birds
To stroke her face with soft wings.
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Jane Kohut-Bartels
Copyrighted, 2016
Tags: tanka for d'verse poets
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August 19, 2016 at 5:16 pm
Beautiful image of the cranes brushing the moon’s face…and love your painting so much, you are very talented, Jane!
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August 19, 2016 at 7:48 pm
Love the imagery of crane and pale half moon.
Beautifully penned Jane (as I knew you would), smiles.
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August 19, 2016 at 9:00 pm
Thank you, Grace! I have just gotten back to tanka….long delay. I’ll be over to your blog tomorrow am.
Thank you, Hugs…
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August 19, 2016 at 9:03 pm
Thank you….but it’s just labor over the years. LOL! The weather here in Atlanta is so dry and hot that you can’t get a flow with wc. It just dries too fast. So…..when the weather changes, and it cools, I am going to paint again. Thank you so much for reading and your beautiful comment. Tanka enriches the soul!
Jane
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August 19, 2016 at 10:22 pm
SeNsory aNd FeeLinGs..
Animal liFe..
far
from
Cry of Animal
kNoWinG hUmans..:)
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August 20, 2016 at 12:30 am
interesting…..but is this tanka?
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August 20, 2016 at 2:24 am
Thanks..
Oh no.. Just
A Freest Verse
Inspired
Thanks
For
The
Poetry
Here..:)
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August 20, 2016 at 5:22 am
Gorgeous words and painting! You are gifted.
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August 20, 2016 at 9:31 am
A pale half moon calls the birds
To stroke her face with soft wings.
Sigh… beautiful….!!
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August 20, 2016 at 10:56 am
The sense of moonlight as the soft wings… Beautiful, and so nice to have you here.
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August 20, 2016 at 1:31 pm
Hello, Bjorn! I’m glad to be back. Thank you for reading and your lovely comment. I’ve published two poetry books since I left d’verse, but it’s nice to be back amongst poets! And it’s nice to be writing tanka again. My favorite form!
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August 20, 2016 at 8:21 pm
The painting, the tanka – lovely images. The moonlight like soft wings – wow.
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August 21, 2016 at 12:36 am
Thank you! Tanka is a remarkable vehicle for all sorts of expression. It can fly to the edge of fantasy and ground itself in sadness. Thank you for reading and your lovely comment.
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August 21, 2016 at 12:36 am
Thank you! Tanka is such an expressive medium. A bit like watercolor.
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August 21, 2016 at 12:37 am
Thank you! But it’s all love backed up by a lot of hard work and years. LOL! The real trick is to make it look easy….it never is.
Jane
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August 21, 2016 at 12:38 am
well, poetry comes in many shapes and sizes. LOL!
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