THE TROUBLE I HAVE IN ME

Hahaha! BRAVO! Well done on accepting the challenge! I LOVE tanka's! Thanks for the shout-out!

Yay. You're welcome, and thanks. And also, thank you for humoring my anemone comment. I didn't know there was a flower called an anemone, so in part it was an extension of my initial confusion.

No worries! I loved it. I haven't gotten around to answering those comments yet! I have to split time: comment on others or my own! You understand.

Anemone is a very late-blooming Japanese flower ( thus the form too ) that is grown worldwide. But they will always remind me of Japan due to their paper-like petals.

Someday Japan and me will connect.

I connect with all things Asian! Well, most things! I don't eat new-born rats alive; nor cats or dogs ( but I am a vegetarian, so. . .).  For the most part I connect with many rituals and feel drawn to the culture.

Can you recommend specific poems of yours that like that one will take me there? I liked that feeling.

Oh shoot; I have a few but cannot for the life of me remember their titles. I'm starting four series that will be riddled with Asian formats:

Crystallary ( sacred crystals )
Beastiary ( sacred animals )
Herbiary ( medicinals )
Blossomary ( flowers )

Just watch for those and there'll be more.

Most excellent

Thanks M