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Against the Current

The waters surging Mountain snow melts a river Winter of regret Fighting against the current He had to swim to remain still

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017




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Date: 2/2/2017 2:31:00 AM
You are excellent in the tanka form, John! The last line is the icing on the cake in this one!
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Date: 2/2/2017 2:15:00 AM
This is a beauty of a tanka! Winter of regret! Swimming to remain still, such imagery :)
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