last embrace (tanka)

Tournesol CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, tanka 2016-08-252016-08-25 1 Minute

[…] “These flowers, which were splendid and sprightly, waking in the dawn of the morning, in the evening will be a pitiful frivolity, sleeping in the cold night’s arms.” […] Pedro Calderon de la Barca.

new dawn
in its splendour
blossoms
fading light hurries life
nighttime’s last embrace

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Published 2016-08-252016-08-25

6 thoughts on “last embrace (tanka)”

readinpleasure says:

2016-08-25 at 15:18

This is a beautiufl rendition 🙂

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1. Cheryl-Lynn says:
  
  2016-08-25 at 15:23
  
  Thanks, Celestine, I keep reading it and making changes…I think I`ll stop now and get ready for work 😀
  
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janicead says:

2016-08-25 at 19:57

Bery much drawn to the last line. Well done!

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1. Cheryl-Lynn says:
  
  2016-08-25 at 22:23
  
  Thanks, that was the line I tried so hard to portray that image:) so glad you liked it, that makes me feel good!!
  
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Sharmishtha Basu says:

2016-08-29 at 08:51

loved it!

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1. Cheryl-Lynn says:
  
  2016-08-29 at 09:17
  
  Thank you, I`m pleased you enjoyed it.
  
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