By Somali K Chakrabarti
Seagulls spread their wings
to surf on the beach, Sun peeps
through the curling waves
that roll over and break
on shore at start of the day
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© Somali K Chakrabarti, 2016
A Tanka is a Japanese poem consisting of 31 syllables in 5 lines, written in the short – long-short- long -long format
Lei: A wreath for your soul is a string of short poems reflecting on nature, life, illusion and inspiration.
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Beautiful! ❤ You took me back home for a moment. Nova Scotia, Canada ❤ I grew up by the very picture you describe and you describe it perfectly 🙂 ❤
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Thank you so much. So happy that it brought back the memories of your home 🙂
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Amazingly beautiful photo and poem to go with!
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Thank you very much.
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A beautiful Tanka .
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Thank you very much
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Beautiful Tanka with a lovely photo.
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Thank you sir
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Nice verses …could feel the squawking calls of the gulls..
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Thank you Sunita. Hope the squeaking calls did not disturb you 🙂
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Never..on the contrary love the sight of the big birds gliding above the seas looking for their prey! The animal cycle…
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Asks of me to visit a beach soon ☺️
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Not a bad idea 🙂 Thank you Alok.
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So lovely Somali!
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Thank you Lynn 🙂
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Very nice, dear Somali… I like how you have depicted movements here (curling, spread, roll over)…. truly well written… sending love and best wishes. Aquileana 😀
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Thank you so much Aquileana. Have a lovely weekend. 🙂
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Nice pic
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Thank you Mayur.
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Beautiful
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I love how the gull is having so much fun. I enjoyed the playful words of your charming poem!
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Beautiful one. Liked it. 🙂
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Thank you Ashish.
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Lovely Somali 🙂
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Thanks Shashank.
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Beautiful words as always!! 🙂
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Such a wonderful start of the day…love the way you’ve invoked all senses in the poem. Beautiful Tanka, Somali.
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Thank you Kiran. Hope you had a nice weekend.
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