Today for Tuesday’s Platform at Real Toads: A tanka. Tanka are not titled.
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December night sky –
snow like frozen stars silent
as dust falls to earth –
no wishes on these lost stars –
summer photo fades with time
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Dec 19, 2017 @ 15:36:18
Stellar! The last line does just what it is supposed to do.
Dec 19, 2017 @ 15:41:39
Thank you Victoria! Hugs and love. Christmas blessings to you and David and hope for the new year.
Dec 19, 2017 @ 16:29:54
Indeed that last line gives a meaning to the imagery… love it.
Dec 19, 2017 @ 17:51:03
Beautifully evocative write, Toni!❤️
Dec 19, 2017 @ 19:28:41
kaykuala
no wishes on these lost stars –
summer photo fades with time
The stars might not be an encouraging factor for support. They are of divergent properties that make them different and difficult to read!
Hank
Dec 19, 2017 @ 20:01:47
Time changes (and often takes away) so many things.
Dec 19, 2017 @ 20:48:06
Nice ending with that poignant line!
Dec 20, 2017 @ 09:10:27
Everything fades with time. Tis the season to be merry….Enjoy your Christmas !
Dec 20, 2017 @ 12:42:18
I wrote this last year when my mother was dying. Now my husband is not well so it is hard to be merry. But I am ever hopeful. Merry Christmas and New Year’s blessings to you.
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Dec 20, 2017 @ 10:17:19
Snow like frozen stars is my favourite line here. You did a wonderful job capturing the atmosphere – the sadness of fading and change
Dec 21, 2017 @ 09:58:23
Thank you
Dec 21, 2017 @ 20:35:58
I love, “snow like frozen stars”.
Dec 21, 2017 @ 20:36:22
Thank you!