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Colleen’s Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 80, GATHER & SOFT, #SynonymsOnly |
“Pilots amassed, Chief?”
“Yes, Captain, raring to go!”
“Mission Understood?”
“Yes, Sir, no cranial fluff!”
“Now hear this! God’s Speed, Blue Swans!”
Billy Ray Chitwood – April 17, 2018
18 BOOKS AND COUNTING
Psychotherapy & Books
A Community of Seekers
short prose, fiction, poetry
My blog - My books - and other interesting stuff about my adventures
"To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower..." William Blake
Arts + Cooking + Dancing + Joy + Writing + Tales + Tails
Writing - Loving What I Do and Doing What I Love!
Author, Blogger, Social Media Jedi
adding ancestors to your family tree
my dreams are my disease, chasing them my only option
There is no common truth, but there are facts.
Reviews, news, features and all things books for passionate readers
words to inspire and empower
Celebrating Books
Female empowerment | Inspiring women to success
Musings and books from a grunty overthinker
Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry Journal
Giving and Receiving Blessings
A collective of poems and photos.
A man with dyslexia writing about this and that and everything else!
An exploration of writing and reading
Where the imagination soars on glowing wings! May the words ever flow!
~ Communicator, WordSmith, Artist, Guide, Mentor, Muse ~
Manic, obsessed, driven to story - all story. Read, write, think, do; dabble, plan, play, do. Do more - More - MORE!
You need the world, and the world needs good people.
Writing In A World Of Randoms
art. popular since 10,000 BC
(Somewhat) Daily News from the World of Literary Nonfiction
A writer inspired by nature and human nature
with John W. Howell
Totally Unsupervised!
Writer of things that go bump in the night
Life in a flash - a weekly writing blog
Jean M. Cogdell, Author-Writing something worth reading, one word at a time in easy to swallow bite size portions.
The humor and humanity of storytelling.
Simple observations, analysis, and common sense comments
books, travel and veganism
Fiction in a Flash spins stories and poems, short in appearance but big in essence. Some are specks of imagination while others reflect life itself.
Books, reading, writing....
Exploring the World of Fiction
The life of a writer/editor
karendowdall
Poets Pub
She sails the seven seas in search of FREEDOM
A personal view of my observations.
Crítica para quem gosta de Cinema.
A Bit of Me in Every Key Stroke
Writing About Life
"Hindsight & perforated toilet paper are what set man apart from the apes" : rbn bookmark
Thanks for the morning fun, Billy Ray. Cheers.
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Thank you, dear Teagan. Great Tuesday to you! ♥
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Well done, Billy Ray! xo
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‘Tanka’ you, Missy Eden! xo ♥
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Wow! I’ve never seen “speaking” Tanka poetry. I like it. Very creative!
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I didn’t know whether or not it would be acceptable, Colleen, but I’m so glad you like it! ♥
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I like creativity. Why not? 😀
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Why not, indeed, lovely lady! ♥
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Wow you packed a lot of action into that! Loved the dialogue and action. Good one.
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Thank you, sweet lady! You’re so kind and giving of support! You’re the best! ♥♥♥
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Speaking Tanka is a super Tanka. Nice job Billy Ray
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Thank you, good friend! Your words mean a lot to me! Hugs to the ‘Twig’, Bailey, Lucy, and your lovely wife… ♥♥♥
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Fun Tanka, Billy Ray! Loved it!😊💕
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So glad you liked it, Vashti! Hope you’re feeling 100% soon! ♥♥♥
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Thank you. ❤
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