But Wait, There's More!: Book Tanka

October 02, 2006

Book Tanka

I was only three
when my mother bought the lamp.
The salesman, smiling,
asked her, did I read a lot.
No (smiling back), but she will.

(Thanks to the women of One Deep Breath for their continuing inspiration.)

16 comments:

Stacy said...: I am so looking forward to that day when our boys are trading books with one another.; 9:26 AM
susanlavonne said...: Both the photo and the tanka just melt my heart! Just incredible.; 9:35 AM
jzr said...: Just lovely , both poem and photo!; 10:12 AM
Crafty Green Poet said...: Very nice, nothing like catching them young!; 10:13 AM
kerrdelune said...: Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful tanka and the photo is a gem!; 5:14 PM
Anonymous said...: Love that photo, and your haiku!; 5:18 PM
Anonymous said...: A bookaholic in the making! What a joy - the photo and the tanka!; 8:28 PM
JP (mom) said...: great tribute to a mother's wish for a future reader!; 11:32 PM
jillypoet said...: Love the photo! Love the tanka! From one reading mom to another, thanks!; 12:12 AM
Tammy Brierly said...: I loved the emotional string this tugged at. Lovely tanka and photo!; 2:12 PM
Jodi said...: Wonderful photo and poem! So well done!; 10:55 PM
Catherine said...: There's nothing like setting a good example for children! Love the photo.; 4:17 AM
Ian russell said...: this deserves to be published - with the photo too! excellent, both. together, exquisite!; 4:52 AM
Annie Jeffries said...: Wonderful in all ways.; 9:17 AM
jennifer black said...: This is fabulous. I love it.; 8:32 AM
Andromeda Jazmon said...: I love this one! Great photo too.; 9:40 AM