sun rising due east ~ tanka

January 17, 2020January 17, 2020 / Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr

sun rising due east
greeting vernal equinox
waiting for first buds
their color a welcome sign
end of endless tones of gray

This tanka is my response to Carpe Diem
Tanka Splendor 2020: Vernal Equinox.

Photo by Amanda Frank on Unsplash

7 thoughts on “sun rising due east ~ tanka”

Jazz Jaeschke

January 17, 2020 at 9:47 pm

Beautiful!

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- rivrvlogr
  
  January 18, 2020 at 12:01 am
  
  Thank you. 🙂
  
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merrildsmith

January 18, 2020 at 6:35 am

Lovely! I’m ready for the vernal equinox. 🙂

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- rivrvlogr
  
  January 18, 2020 at 11:43 am
  
  Same here, but February makes us wait an extra day this year. 😕
  
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  - merrildsmith
    
    January 18, 2020 at 2:40 pm
    
    😉
    
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msjadeli

January 20, 2020 at 7:26 pm

That time seems an eternity away right now….

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- rivrvlogr
  
  January 21, 2020 at 12:13 pm
  
  Same here.
  
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