Comment from Jumbo J

Exceptional

Hi Debbie,
yes,what a wonderful tanka suite... your beautiful verses ran into a visual that is so easily pictured... so yes, I loved this magical collection, right down to the conclusion of carefree children play on a sunny day.

All the very best wishes in this contest dear friend... so much to love about this exceptional Tanka suite!

With our thoughts we create,
renewal of the heart.
James vx's.

 Comment Written 31-Aug-2016

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reply by the author on 05-Sep-2016

James, dear friend. Thank you again. This has been buried in my overflowing pile of reviews for a while. I hope things are settling down for you. Take care, my friend~Debbie xx

Comment from Dean Kuch

Excellent

You've written not just one lovely tanka poems for this contest, but five of them, all with a chronological seasonal theme.
Great work, Debbie.
Best of luck to you in the voting.
~Dean

 Comment Written 31-Aug-2016

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reply by the author on 31-Aug-2016

Thank you, Dean. I am so glad you enjoyed them, my friend~Debbie

reply by Dean Kuch on 31-Aug-2016

You're very welcome, Debbie.
~Dean ;)

Comment from JW

Excellent

Help. I didn't ask for it and I definitely wasn't looking for it.
But it's here.

I fired up my laptop this afternoon and went to FanStory - then selected my Messages, and there it was - a tanka.

Before I could even shout. "Oh, No." It happened.
The tanka started a monologue about flowers.

First about winter crocus and then, spring daffodils. Then it started blabbing about songbirds and butterflies.

WHEN WILL IT EVER END!

Thanks for sharing this, Debbie. JW

 Comment Written 31-Aug-2016

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reply by the author on 31-Aug-2016

Watch out, there are more on the way--he-he. Thank you, my friend. This one really made me laugh. Katiee Jo says hi~Debbie

Comment from winnona

Excellent

I think you completed the challenge of this contest very well. The Tanka style poem offer a good challenge to the writer. Making the writer chose their words carefully. Your choice of artwork and background color completed the piece.

 Comment Written 31-Aug-2016

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reply by the author on 31-Aug-2016

Thank you so very much, my friend~Debbie

Comment from Barb Hensongispsaca

Exceptional

Perfectly executed tanka suite as each one is spot on in description and also each one stands alone but together makes a perfect description of rebirth of life.
Very well done

 Comment Written 31-Aug-2016

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reply by the author on 31-Aug-2016

Thank you again, my friend. Greatly appreciated~Debbie

Comment from nancy_e_davis

Excellent

Well done Debbie dear. Your tanka suite is well written and each stanza would be able to stand alone yet each tells us something we love when we think about spring arriving.
Well done my friend. xx Nancy

 Comment Written 31-Aug-2016

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reply by the author on 31-Aug-2016

Thank you, my friend. I'm glad you enjoyed it~Debbie

Comment from Irish Rain

Excellent

This is so beautiful, and each does stand on its own...I love the blue crocus the most. I am in no way in a hurry for spring...BUT...this brings the wonder of it to full bloom. Lovely.....blessings....

 Comment Written 31-Aug-2016

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reply by the author on 31-Aug-2016

Thank you, my friend. I am so very glad you enjoyed it~Debbie

reply by Irish Rain on 31-Aug-2016

You are most welcome Miss Debbie!!!!

Comment from krys123

Excellent

Hello Debbie;
-what a beautifully written tankas rich with the freshness of spring and the beauty of nature. They all comprise is with this attention to detail of each particular piece of spectacular enjoyment that is in nature. And they are superbly done.
-Each one has a great favorite line the brings both the first two lines in the last two lines of each tank it together as they both, the first to the last two lines of each tanka, were reached with inventive and creative imagery that is both vividly descriptive and definitively expressive. PHEW! (Another run-on sentence, huh?)
-Thanks for sharing Debbie and take care and have a good one.
Alex

 Comment Written 31-Aug-2016

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reply by the author on 31-Aug-2016

Thank you, my friend. Glad you enjoyed these. Have a blessed evening~Debbie

Comment from misscookie

Excellent

I live the artwork you choose to go with your poem
you captured my attention from the first line to the last.
I love how you felt for the new year,
how children felt on a sunny bright day.
Thank you for sharing.
Cookie

 Comment Written 31-Aug-2016

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reply by the author on 31-Aug-2016

Thank you, my friend. I am glad you enjoyed it~Debbie

reply by misscookie on 01-Sep-2016

It was my pleasure.
Take care.
Cookie

Comment from robyn corum

Excellent

Debbie, Debbie, Debbie....

I so often HATE tanka suites because they are confusing and unfathomable and strange and only understood by the author him/her-self. But this is truly lovely. It puts together so many of those iconic images of spring in a way ANYONE can understand while keeping to form. Thank you!

 Comment Written 31-Aug-2016

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reply by the author on 31-Aug-2016

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it, my friend~Debbie