As the dam breaks wide
I’m caught up in the deluge
Left gasping for air
Sights and sounds swallow me whole
The joys of life and learning
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Drowning in Life – A Tanka
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12 responses to “Drowning in Life – A Tanka”
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You’re such a great writer. I envy your skill.
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Thank you so much. I hope that you know how much I appreciate that, it keeps me encouraged. :)
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I’m curious what the form of a tanka is. I’ve never heard of it before.
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I hadn’t heard about it before until another blogger that I follow began doing them and after looking up the form which is 5-7-5-7-7 I gave them a try and fell in love with them.
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Interesting. Like haiku’s bigger cousin. :)
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Exactly! That’s what I thought when I first tried them.
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how bright and full of hope! I like!
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Thank you so much. :)
This is a very beautiful Tanka!
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Thank you very much.
This is exactly like real life. Good job getting it into a tanka.
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Thank you so much for the nice compliment. I’m glad that you enjoyed it.
Dom DiFrancesco 
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