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Eternity

9/22/2021

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Hello blog friends, I hope the week is going well for you. In my part of the world, the temps have dropped and skies have cleared. There's a Fall crispness to the air that I love. With the full moon still high in the heavens, this week’s Tanka Challenge is particularly alluring.

Author Colleen M. Chesebro selected an art image submitted by poet Merril D. Smith for this week's challenge. All participants are to use this image to explore Ekphrastic writing.

You'll see my Tanka response below. I've entitled it Eternity. I hope you like it. 💗
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Annika Perry link
9/23/2021 00:58:19

Gwen, a beautiful and thoughtful poem encompassing one’s passing. The image is stark yet you found eternity within it!

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Gwen Plano
9/23/2021 06:29:35

Thank you, Annika. I'm so pleased you liked my response. 💗

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Harmony Kent link
9/23/2021 03:34:38

Beautiful, Gwen. Love this response 💕🙂

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Gwen Plano
9/23/2021 06:29:58

Thank you so much, Harmony. 💗

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Yvette M Calleiro link
9/23/2021 03:46:11

My mom's neighbor died yesterday.He was in his late 80s and had lived a good life. This poem takes on extra sentiment for me today. Beautiful poem, Gwen. :-)

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Gwen Plano
9/23/2021 06:31:29

"A good life" honored now, even through the tears. Blessings, dear Yvette. 💗

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Staci Troilo link
9/23/2021 05:31:24

Poignant and thought-provoking, Gwen. Not a topic we like to think about, but lovingly handled here. Thanks for sharing.

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Gwen Plano
9/23/2021 06:33:09

Thank you so much, Staci. I'm so pleased you liked the Tanka. 💗

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Jan Sikes
9/23/2021 09:02:02

Your beautiful poem expresses both sides of the coin, so to speak. Great work, Gwen. I love it!

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Gwen Plano
9/23/2021 16:22:01

Thank you, Jan. I tried to capture that...and so pleased you realized it. 💗

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D.L. Finn
9/23/2021 09:44:08

You perfectly captured the sadness left behind but the joy the next phase our soul embraces. Beautiful tanja, Gwen and nice interpretation :)

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Gwen Plano
9/23/2021 16:23:25

Thank you, Denise. It's quite the provocative drawing, isn't it? 💗

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John Howell link
9/23/2021 11:01:24

This is excellent advice for someone who lost a loved one. Well done, Gwen.

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Gwen Plano
9/23/2021 16:24:28

Thank you, John. I'm so pleased you liked it. 😊

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Joan Hall link
9/23/2021 13:40:22

Very thought provoking, Gwen.

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Gwen Plano
9/23/2021 16:25:36

Thank you, Joan. When I sat with the image, hope emerged. 😊

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Colleen Chesebro link
9/24/2021 12:23:45

Gwen, your thoughtful tanka poem is a lovely tribute to death with a positive spin on it. It's a good way to look at it. Well done! <3

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Gwen Plano
9/25/2021 10:00:14

Thank you so much, Colleen. 💗

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Jill Weatherholt link
9/25/2021 05:49:55

Absolutely beautiful, Gwen. Thank you for sharing! xo

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Gwen Plano
9/25/2021 10:00:52

Thank you, dear Jill. 💗 We've much to look forward to.

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JulesPaige link
9/27/2021 12:52:13

So many beliefs about the end...
I enjoyed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Five_People_You_Meet_in_Heaven
or even the different take in the play "Our Town".

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Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way. ―Viktor E. Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning


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