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Times Square Tanka

4/12/2021

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Hello friends, today I'm sharing my response to author Suzanne Burke's Fiction In A Flash Challenge. This week's prompt is a black and white image of Times Square in New York City. The only color in the photo prompt is a yellow cab. I've centered the photo onto another image of that same area prior to COVID 19.

My contribution is a tanka poem. If you've traveled to the City, you know the vibrancy that it once had. I deeply hope that life returns, and I also hope you'll join in the fun and write your response to this incredible prompt
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Harmony Kent link
4/13/2021 03:00:19

Great poem, Gwen! :)

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Gwen M Plano
4/13/2021 11:46:54

Thank you, Harmony. Much appreciated.

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Staci Troilo link
4/13/2021 06:19:56

That says it all. It's hauntingly sad, though beautifully written, Gwen.

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Gwen M Plano
4/13/2021 11:49:09

Thank you very much, Staci. I think NYC was hit the hardest with COVID's unrelenting fury.

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Mae Clair link
4/13/2021 06:40:39

Oh that's so sad, yet so exquisite. One can only hope the Big Apple returns to its former glory days.
Wonderful poem, Gwen.

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Gwen M Plano
4/13/2021 11:50:30

Thank you. I'm hoping for that as well, Mae. Slowly but surely...

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Jan Sikes
4/13/2021 07:05:19

I love this, Gwen. The contrast from the bustling city to a single taxi on the street is brilliantly done! Thank you for sharing!

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Gwen M Plano
4/13/2021 11:51:52

Thank you so much, Jan. I'm so glad you liked the tanka.

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D.L. Finn
4/13/2021 10:51:52

This chilled me how you captured the last year's loss here so perfectly.

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Gwen M Plano
4/13/2021 11:52:55

When I saw the prompt, I decided to show the contrast. Thank you very much, Denise.

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Suzanne Burke link
4/13/2021 12:01:33

Thank you, Gwen. This is a sadly perfect expression of our current world. I have just shared it. ❤

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Gwen M Plano
4/13/2021 13:43:14

Thank you, dear Soooz. Blessings!

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Vashti Quiroz-Vega link
4/13/2021 14:15:34

Excellent comparison, Gwen! The contrast between the colors, lights, and crowds of the larger picture versus the lone cab and gloomy emptiness of the smaller one is captured so well in your Tanka. Brilliant! :D xo

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Gwen M Plano
4/13/2021 15:26:58

Thank you, dear Vashti. You know the area better than me, having grown up there. So much life, but so much quieter now. 💙

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Miriam Hurdle link
4/13/2021 14:38:20

All the tears in year 2020 and on, it's heartbreaking and terrifying. Excellent Tanks, Gwen!

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Gwen M Plano
4/13/2021 15:27:50

Thank you, Miriam. It's been quite a journey, hasn't it? Step by step we move forward.

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br chitwood link
4/13/2021 14:47:26

Eloquence in writing, dear Gwen... Hopefully, NY gets better!

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Gwen M Plano
4/13/2021 15:28:25

My hope for sure. Thank you, Billy Ray. 😊

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Natalie Ducey link
4/14/2021 15:24:14

Gwen, this is an amazing piece capturing this historic time. Eloquent honesty... may we all be safe soon and mend our broken wings. xo

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4/17/2021 07:25:34

I was in NYC once and I cannot imagine what a ghost town it must have become, by comparison.

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