swathed in indigo
precociously seeking midnight
darkness shadows dusk
Desire draws in a sharp breath
when evening slips into bed
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Mindfills by s.s. for
City sonnet’s midnight
Sue Vincent’s writephoto – darkness
FOWC precocious
Reena’s exploration challenge – cryptic
Mindfills 
42 responses to “dusk ~ a tanka”
Niceee!
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Thank you☺️
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Pleasure!
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Love this! The descriptions are amazing and I adore the dark imagery.
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Thank you so much for your insightful comment. I’m glad you liked it.
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I love that second line 🙂
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Hey thank you. Really appreciate your writing in 🙏
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Wow! These verses hold so much. This is gorgeous.
And you nailed all those difficult prompts too
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Thank you for your encouraging words. I’m glad you liked it.
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It’s my pleasure 🌼
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Very well crafted!
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🙏Thank you for your interesting challenge. I loved ‘cryptic’
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Dusk …. a tanka …..by s.s.
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Thank you🙏
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You took darkness and turned it on its ear! Great word pictures!
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Word pictures 🙂 so lovely of you. Thank you
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Short but sweet. I had to read it a few times, but the personification / metaphor is deep!
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Thank you 🙂
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Wow, that really packed a punch with lovely alliteration and gorgeous imagery. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you Mish…the elements make for good characters 🙂 Thank you for writing in
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That is a beautiful poem.
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Thank you so much. Means a lot coming from you. You’re a brilliant writer yourself 🙂
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Wow, what a nice thing to say! Thank you.
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Beautiful indeed!
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Thank you so much for reading and writing in 🙂
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Excellent 💜
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Thank you so much🙏
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X💜😀😀
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Vivid multi-sensory experience. Very atmospheric and beautiful.
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Thank you! It’s lovely of you to say so. I’m glad you liked it
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🙂 You’re welcome.
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