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.)
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16 comments:

  1. Stacy9:26 AM

    I am so looking forward to that day when our boys are trading books with one another.

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  2. susanlavonne9:35 AM

    Both the photo and the tanka just melt my heart! Just incredible.

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  3. jzr10:12 AM

    Just lovely , both poem and photo!

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  4. Crafty Green Poet10:13 AM

    Very nice, nothing like catching them young!

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  5. kerrdelune5:14 PM

    Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful tanka and the photo is a gem!

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  6. Anonymous5:18 PM

    Love that photo, and your haiku!

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  7. Anonymous8:28 PM

    A bookaholic in the making! What a joy - the photo and the tanka!

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  8. JP (mom)11:32 PM

    great tribute to a mother's wish for a future reader!

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  9. jillypoet12:12 AM

    Love the photo! Love the tanka! From one reading mom to another, thanks!

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  10. Tammy Brierly2:12 PM

    I loved the emotional string this tugged at. Lovely tanka and photo!

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  11. Jodi10:55 PM

    Wonderful photo and poem! So well done!

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  12. Catherine4:17 AM

    There's nothing like setting a good example for children! Love the photo.

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  13. Ian russell4:52 AM

    this deserves to be published - with the photo too! excellent, both. together, exquisite!

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  14. Annie Jeffries9:17 AM

    Wonderful in all ways.

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  15. jennifer black8:32 AM

    This is fabulous. I love it.

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  16. Andromeda Jazmon9:40 AM

    I love this one! Great photo too.

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