A Tanka for the Memory
that familiar ache
the sun is a bawling fire
in the western sky
a grand stretch to the evenings
my mother would say, in Spring
Taking part in Frank Tassone’s weekly haikai challenge…….March Equinox
Also linking to Open Link Night over at dverse.
Stopdraggingthepanda 
This is fabulous!
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Thank you, much appreciated!
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#Haiku Happenings #4: Jim Feeney’s latest #tanka for my current #haikai challenge!
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“a grand stretch to the evenings”. What a lovely way to describe them. I love it.
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I like the image of the sun bawling–unique. And the name of your blog is priceless.
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Thanks Victoria!
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The sun bawling in the sky… an interesting idea! Great Tanka!.
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Thank you, much appreciated!
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I like the grand stretch.
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Thanks Frank!
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What a brilliant saying, ‘a grand stretch to the evenings’ – it describes spring well.
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One of my mom’s more printable sayings!
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🙂
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This made me imagine the Sun as stretching over the skyline and yawning as the evening approaches.
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Hey there, thank you…that’s an image in itself!
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This is absolutely stunning! ❤️
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Thank you, you are way too kind!
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love the stretch into evenings… more for every day
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Quite a stretch where you are, Bjorn!
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A beautiful spring sky it is.
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Thanks Grace!
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