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17 responses to “#Tanka Tuesday 9/26/17…A Weekly Tanka Prompt Challenge-64 and dVerse birthstone poem prompt”

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   Reena Saxena

   September 26, 2017

   Good one! Reminded me of the Kohinoor.

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      Frank J. Tassone

      September 27, 2017

      Thanks, Reena.

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   Björn Rudberg (brudberg)

   September 27, 2017

   Maybe in the end we need to seek for gems of heart..

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      Frank J. Tassone

      September 27, 2017

      Exactly!

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   Kathy Reed

   September 27, 2017

   Indeed, I’ll take the forest, fauna of the natural world over gem/jewels any day.
   Topaz goes way back in time, though.

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      Frank J. Tassone

      September 27, 2017

      True.

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   lillian

   September 27, 2017

   I’ve always loved tankas! Most especially how they “shift” in meaning. You’ve talked about the topaz and its glittering beauty…it’s a gemstone and thus valuable in a monetary sense…and then the shift comes to the value of life and its fragility…much more important than the stone. Well done! So glad you posted to the prompt…happy Wednesday!

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      Frank J. Tassone

      September 27, 2017

      Thanks, Lillian!

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   Frank Hubeny

   September 27, 2017

   The fragility of our lives and the stability of a stone do seem incomparable.

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      Frank J. Tassone

      September 27, 2017

      Indeed!

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   nosaintaugustine

   September 27, 2017

   I love your line “surrounded by history” in this context it sets my mind off on tangents. Very nice tanka!

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      Frank J. Tassone

      September 27, 2017

      Thank you!

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   Beverly Crawford

   September 27, 2017

   Interesting jugtaposition from strength to fragility.

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      Frank J. Tassone

      September 27, 2017

      Thanks!

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   purplepeninportland

   September 28, 2017

   So true, Frank. The form was perfect for this,

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   Frank J. Tassone

   September 28, 2017

   Thanks!

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