Tanka (childhood wishes)
Believing the myth24 total reviews
Comment from BeasPeas
Hi Melissa. This is a nicely written tanka. Brings back the memories, as you say, of blowing on the dandelion fluff to be granted our wishes. I enjoyed reading this. Marilyn
reply by the author on 12-Jan-2019
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Hi Melissa. This is a nicely written tanka. Brings back the memories, as you say, of blowing on the dandelion fluff to be granted our wishes. I enjoyed reading this. Marilyn
Comment Written 12-Jan-2019
reply by the author on 12-Jan-2019
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Thanks so much,Marilyn!
Melissa
Comment from Kelly Grim
oh, that life were that simple!!! Terrific sartori line in the middle! Touching, youthful, hopeful, fantasy... my thoughts reading this beautiful tanka!
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oh, that life were that simple!!! Terrific sartori line in the middle! Touching, youthful, hopeful, fantasy... my thoughts reading this beautiful tanka!
Comment Written 12-Jan-2019
reply by the author on 12-Jan-2019
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Thank you, Kelly, for the wonderful review.
Melissa
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
Oh to be a child again for things to be that simple! You took me back to those days with your simple write filled with memories Melissa, but I still find life is full of magic, you just have to look harder to find it, love Dolly x
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Oh to be a child again for things to be that simple! You took me back to those days with your simple write filled with memories Melissa, but I still find life is full of magic, you just have to look harder to find it, love Dolly x
Comment Written 12-Jan-2019
reply by the author on 12-Jan-2019
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Hello on this Saturday morning!! Life is full of beautiful moments and surprises.. is it not??? Thanks very much for the great review and feedback, Dolly. It is appreciated.
Melissa
Comment from poetwatch
You were told that too? Why Melissa my mama told me the same when I was a little boy. :) I believed it too. How life turns out for all of us, now that we know that wishes are the breathe we use to spread those seeds and see them grow for other children to believe. Our words are the seeds use them wisely.
reply by the author on 12-Jan-2019
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You were told that too? Why Melissa my mama told me the same when I was a little boy. :) I believed it too. How life turns out for all of us, now that we know that wishes are the breathe we use to spread those seeds and see them grow for other children to believe. Our words are the seeds use them wisely.
Comment Written 12-Jan-2019
reply by the author on 12-Jan-2019
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How very lovely.... I like your review better than my poem!! Great wisdom. Thank you.
Melissa
Comment from Joan E.
I had the same experience as a child with dandelions and wishes. Oh, yes it would be lovely if life were that simple! But learning that "nothing is impossible" was a good take-away! Cheers- Joan
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I had the same experience as a child with dandelions and wishes. Oh, yes it would be lovely if life were that simple! But learning that "nothing is impossible" was a good take-away! Cheers- Joan
Comment Written 11-Jan-2019
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Hello on this Saturday morning!! Thanks very much for the great review and feedback, Joan. It is appreciated.
Melissa
Comment from lyenochka
Lol. And I'm thinking, 'No, don't blow those seeds all over the yard - there will be millions of dandelions next spring!" Thanks for reminding me of the childhood joy of dandelions.
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Lol. And I'm thinking, 'No, don't blow those seeds all over the yard - there will be millions of dandelions next spring!" Thanks for reminding me of the childhood joy of dandelions.
Comment Written 11-Jan-2019
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Hello on this Saturday morning!! Thanks very much for the great review and feedback, Helen. It is appreciated.
Melissa
Comment from Kathleen Washnis
We used to blow on dandelions as well! Though I don't remember thinking that each seed was an individual wish, just the one big blow of the dandelion is all! I agree, if only life was that simple! I still have a little child in me that will find a dandelion on a warm summers day and send my dreams out into the air! Thanks for making me think of times much simpler.
reply by the author on 11-Jan-2019
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We used to blow on dandelions as well! Though I don't remember thinking that each seed was an individual wish, just the one big blow of the dandelion is all! I agree, if only life was that simple! I still have a little child in me that will find a dandelion on a warm summers day and send my dreams out into the air! Thanks for making me think of times much simpler.
Comment Written 11-Jan-2019
reply by the author on 11-Jan-2019
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Hello, Kathleen. Thanks so much for appreciating this verse. I have been nostalgic for simpler times and thought I would write about it a little.
Melissa
Comment from country ranch writer
Yeah we all believed in that wow time still never change from one generation to the other. Nice work up for this poem and we are still waiting for our dreams to come true.
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Yeah we all believed in that wow time still never change from one generation to the other. Nice work up for this poem and we are still waiting for our dreams to come true.
Comment Written 11-Jan-2019
reply by the author on 11-Jan-2019
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Hello Barbara. Thanks for the lovely review.
Melissa
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Comment from Teresa Alford
Cute and clever poem. I did the same thing as a child. I suppose a child nowadays can (pretend) blow on a dandelion if it is in a video game. It is sad. TA ";~)
reply by the author on 11-Jan-2019
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Cute and clever poem. I did the same thing as a child. I suppose a child nowadays can (pretend) blow on a dandelion if it is in a video game. It is sad. TA ";~)
Comment Written 11-Jan-2019
reply by the author on 11-Jan-2019
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Thanks so much for the review, Teresa. It is sad that the sweet simplicity seems to be gone.
Melissa
Comment from Sandra du Plessis
A very well-written Tanka about the childhood years that were more carefree and everything was believable. Today we have difficulty to see that we will have a future without a doubt.
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A very well-written Tanka about the childhood years that were more carefree and everything was believable. Today we have difficulty to see that we will have a future without a doubt.
Comment Written 11-Jan-2019
reply by the author on 11-Jan-2019
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Thanks so much, Sandra for the wonderful review. I appreciate your comments!
Melissa
