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Friday, April 7, 2017

Lullaby

Tree Girl With Woodpeckers 1960
Kaoro Kawano
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In the darkling forest
verdant and serene
small gentle birds
tapping a lullaby
to sleeping tree sprite


A tanka for Kerry's prompt at Real Toads: Let's Paint a Picture



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14 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 7, 2017 at 11:09 AM

    And here I thought they were just practicing to be drummers in a rock band. Once had one who stopped tapping and played peek-a-boo with me for fifteen minutes. Couldn't help grinning at the memory you brought forth.

    Elizabeth

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  2. Magaly GuerreroApril 7, 2017 at 12:32 PM

    Oh, Sherry, this is beautiful. How I adore the idea of the pecking of birds being music to sprites' ears.

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  3. Kerry O'ConnorApril 7, 2017 at 12:49 PM

    I like what you saw in this print.

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  4. AnonymousApril 7, 2017 at 1:12 PM

    This is such a lovely serene poem for the image.

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  5. Sanaa RizviApril 7, 2017 at 1:34 PM

    I love the soothing images and serene nature of your poem, Sherry ❤️

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  6. Paul John DearApril 7, 2017 at 2:25 PM

    The gentle rhythm of woodpecker dresams

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  7. De JacksonApril 7, 2017 at 4:26 PM

    Oooooooh. I do believe your poem has tapped a lullaby to me. This is just so soothing, Sherry. I loved this print, and you have penned the perfect piece for it.

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  8. AnonymousApril 7, 2017 at 5:56 PM

    You touched upon "it". This says so much.

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  9. Rosemary Nissen-WadeApril 7, 2017 at 10:27 PM

    Ah, that's a sweet interpretation! I too feel gentled after reading it.

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  10. grapelingApril 7, 2017 at 11:11 PM

    that *is* serene ~

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  11. hedgewitchApril 8, 2017 at 6:08 AM

    A lovely lilt to this, Sherry.

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  12. RommyApril 8, 2017 at 7:41 AM

    I love the idea of a lullaby! I wish I had thought of it.

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  13. purplepeninportland.comApril 8, 2017 at 8:35 PM

    You saw a lovely dream in this painting, Sherry.

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  14. Susie ClevengerApril 8, 2017 at 11:25 PM

    Oh, I love this. You saw gentleness where drilling birds might summon noise and bother. I prefer your vision.

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