awaken
into the morning–
feel the wind
sleepwalking
in time with the sun as it
rises restless, veiled–
Unable
to become other
than yourself,
follow the traveling waves–
calling to the birds, singing
each branch into green
A shadorma chain for Colleen’s #tankaTuesday inspired by the photo, above, chosen by last month’s winning poet, Jane Dougherty.
Also linked to dVerse, Open Link Night, hosted by Lillian.
K. 
Misty mornings turn to clear sunny afternoons. Your artwork looks alive. So pretty.
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Thanks Jade. And we wake from dreams into the day.
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You are welcome, K, indeed.
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How beautiful, Kerfe. I love the misty mornings turning into the mystical person who we all harbor inside of us. Your art looks like the sea – composed of sand, seaweed, and magic! ❤
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Thanks Colleen. The sea is magic!
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Your words turn the scene into a natural setting.
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Thanks Ken. It seems very dreamlike to me, and the birds made me think of coming out of a dream, as they always wake me in the mornings.
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Love the greens and blues!! Your artwork awakens my senses… 🌿🌼
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Thanks Jill. This one has many many layers.
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Beautifully vivid, Kerfe. Have a wonderful weekend.
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Thanks Robbie.
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I love the gentleness of your tanka, Kerfe, and the imagery of the lines:
‘calling to the birds, singing
each branch into green’ –
so calming and peaceful.
The artwork is beautiful!
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Thanks Kim. The world is still full of beauty–let’s hope we find a way to save it.
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So so lovely….especially the birds “singing each branch into green”
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Thanks Lillian. Despite what we are doing to it, the world remains a wondrous place.
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So beautiful. This is a wonderful awakening, Kerfe.
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Thanks Diana.
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I love your artwork, it’s gorgeous! Your Shadorma chain is also lovely. Great post, K! 😀
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Thanks Vashti!
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I love sleepwalking in time with the sun. And beautiful words and images that fit the form.
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Thanks.
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beautiful poem, has a hypnotic feel to it…an incantation. JIM
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Thanks. That’s the feeling I was hoping for.
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How beautiful–your art and poetry and especially the message within.
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Thanks Victoria.
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Lovely how the birds sing the trees into green.
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Thanks Jane! More birds from the Oracle if I can get myself together to post it….
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🙂
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I love the birds singing the trees into green…lovely shadorma, and your artwork has an ethereal feel yet very powerful too.
Gayle ~
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Thank you Gayle.
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Hey Kerfe — Hi poet!. Wanted to let you know I am “temporarily” sightless in my right eye from a retinal disease. It is a struggle fir me to write, but I will still wrote my pieces, going very slowly. Reading at any length is extremely difficult, and causes painful headache — so wanted to say thanks for contributing to OLN. But I won’t be able to read what you wrote, yet I wanted to visit. I spent a little time writing this best I could with one eye, i copied it, and I am pasting it in here to say hi. Got an operation coming up in about a week when the infection is down. Hopefully things will get back to normal.thanks, Rob
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good luck Rob! Hope all works out well, and soon.
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singing each branch into green. That’s lovely!
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singing each branch into green. That’s lovely!
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Thank you!
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