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Will I Also Return
I was young as spring,
and held to autumn's wind
like pomegranates
in the highest branches,
before crows hollowed them
autumn flurries return
with the scent of fallen fruit,
dying leaves
crushed underfoot,
shelter for next spring
This set is called a Rensaku = linked Tanka.
and held to autumn's wind
like pomegranates
in the highest branches,
before crows hollowed them
autumn flurries return
with the scent of fallen fruit,
dying leaves
crushed underfoot,
shelter for next spring
This set is called a Rensaku = linked Tanka.
Published 17th Nov 2015
| Edited 20th Jan 2017
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17th Nov 2015 8:03am
17th Nov 2015 8:18am
Thank you John. This particular piece has done a lot with how it has been received elsewhere. It is a pleasure to now include it here.
30th Dec 2019 9:52pm
30th Dec 2019 11:00pm
Thank you so much, my friend - gosh, I’ve missed you.
Yes, Japanese short form poetry has always been very soothing & cathartic to me. Practically no one knew me or my work when I published this on DU back when. Though it had been viewed by thousands elsewhere when it was first published, and continues to be.
My best to you for the New Year!
—jade🐾
Yes, Japanese short form poetry has always been very soothing & cathartic to me. Practically no one knew me or my work when I published this on DU back when. Though it had been viewed by thousands elsewhere when it was first published, and continues to be.
My best to you for the New Year!
—jade🐾
30th Dec 2019 11:10pm
