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The Last Apparition: a #NaPoWriMo2020 / #GloPoWriMo2020 #TankaProse
What higher praise can I offer you, mother, than a prayer through you to your son?
these remains
of devotional sculpture
how can I witness
such things with these dry eyes
and still go on living?
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Tagged as: AprPad2020, GloPoWriMo2020, haibun, haiku, Imaginary Gardens with Real Toads, NaPoWriMo2020, National Poetry Month 2020, photo, poetry, tanka
Published by Frank J. Tassone
Husband, Father, Writer, Teacher. American Haijin. Because Haikai matters!
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So beautiful, Frank……….those dry eyes want to weep a few tears, I suspect. Mine, too.
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Thank you, Sherry! 🙂
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So beautiful, Frank……….those dry eyes want to weep a few tears, I suspect. Mine, too.
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Indeed, a beautiful sculpture – though slightly damaged, still capturing the essence of that archetypal motherhood, powerful enough to overcome anyone with emotion. And yes, a sad contrast to ‘these things’ we are witnessing now.
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Thank you, Rosemary! 🙂
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Oops, misquoted you! … ‘such things’ as we are witnessing now.
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🙂
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Beautiful!💜
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Thank you! 🙂
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Beautiful! 💝💝
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Thank you, Sanaa! 🙂
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Eloquent, reverent and beautifully imagined, as well as strongly visual–one can see the statuary melt into the concept of the being behind it.
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Such eloquence! Beautifully penned, Frank.
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Beautiful and poignant ❣️🙏
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