Comment from kahpot

Excellent

This is a very well written short work, I will have to look up the form for a Zanka, as I have not come across this one before, your words certainly tell how from the depths changes do occur to our surroundings, with movements below, very well done****kahpot

 Comment Written 15-Aug-2019

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reply by the author on 15-Aug-2019

Tanka with a Z. It?s like a 5-7-5 being a haiku with no rules. Happy day.

Comment from Teri7

Excellent

Bill, This is a very interesting and well worded poem using the zanka format. Is this format kind of like the pranka format? The art work you chose was very colorful and neat! Blessings, Teri

 Comment Written 14-Aug-2019

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reply by the author on 15-Aug-2019

Thanks, Teri.

Comment from susand3022

Excellent

Hi Bill, Is your Zanka a Tanka by any chance? I know that there are a ton of forms out there that I haven't yet heard of, and many of them named similarly, so I'm asking. In any case, I like it... it's very primordial... and full of ooze... which is pretty much back where we're all heading. ;)

 Comment Written 14-Aug-2019

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reply by the author on 15-Aug-2019

Tanka comes with a few limitations and potential failings, whereas a Zantac is as good as you want it to be. : )

Comment from brenda faye curtis

Excellent

If I recall correctly, a zanka is a kind of twist on a tanka poem. I like this one because it says a good statement about the cycles of life on Earth. It's good to be reminded that life on Earth is always changing, and that none of it should be taken for granted.

 Comment Written 14-Aug-2019

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reply by the author on 14-Aug-2019

Thank you, Brenda, for the great review. Bill

reply by brenda faye curtis on 16-Aug-2019

You're welcome, Bill.

Comment from Gloria ....

Excellent

A zanka, and just when I was becoming familiar with the pranka.

This little verse actually has in truth great depth, and it is fascinating to ponder on the percolating sea, where so many new acreages emerge.

Really enjoyed this one. :)

Gloria

 Comment Written 14-Aug-2019

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reply by the author on 14-Aug-2019

Zank you, Gloria

Comment from Dolly'sPoems

Excellent

I have never heard of a Zanka? I would love to know more? I expect deep thinking brings about changes that are new and exciting, your words are much enjoyed, love Dolly x

 Comment Written 14-Aug-2019

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reply by the author on 14-Aug-2019

It's probably spelled with an X. :)

Comment from Brett Matthew West

Excellent

Ever wonder what is out there in space, or the depths, still to be discovered? New possibilities need to be explored. Well crafted poem depicts its theme spot on.

 Comment Written 14-Aug-2019

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reply by the author on 14-Aug-2019

Thanks, Brett.

Comment from Y. M. Roger

Excellent

So much hidden down there that it is the true last frontier here on earth! :) :) A very cool offering that really puts the imagination into over-drive! ;) :) Thanx for sharing, Sir Bill! ;) Yvette

 Comment Written 14-Aug-2019

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reply by the author on 14-Aug-2019

Thanks, Yvette. Always new things.

Comment from lyenochka

Excellent

Very cool! I'm not sure what makes the tanka a "zanka" but I like how our focus is in the middle line changed from the invisible depths to the "percolating sea" and new lands appear after the eruption.

 Comment Written 14-Aug-2019

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reply by the author on 14-Aug-2019

It?s the Z. : )

Comment from Loren .

Excellent

I very thought-provoking post, Bill. Depths of vastness calls to mind what God must have seen at the beginning of His creation of the universe. And it follows with your poem that it was to bring about an awareness of born territories. And then to wait to see how we cultivate and live in them. Loren

 Comment Written 14-Aug-2019

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reply by the author on 14-Aug-2019

Thanks, Loren