Chains rattle the door
Ghost of White Christmases Past
Snow, Snow, go away
Foxtail Palms wave at the sky
Green with envy, nevermore
For Frank J. Tassone’s Challenge #11
The storm that brought snow to much of the US brought a touch of cold to us here in Central Florida. Growing up in the north I was always certain that I had been born in the wrong place and moved south shortly after college. Except for a brief stint back in the midwest, I have been firmly planted where the snow shovel never roams and Christmas Dinner is served on the back porch.
I’m with you on the snow thing… and the cold. Your tanka is great! I need to attempt one sometime.
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Thanks! But don’t use this one as a model. I think I bent some of the rules a bit. (I know; try not to be shocked by that!)
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Rules! Bah, hum-dilly-dee-dee-bug!
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I love the green with envy, nevermore.
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Thank you!
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Great Jilly/Poe/Dickens/North/South/Pine/Palm Tanka!
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Did pack a bit in there, huh?
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Reblogged this on Frank J. Tassone and commented:
#Haiku Happenings #2: Jilly’s latest #tanka for my current #haikai challenge!
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Hilarious! And I am a southerner with northern genetics. I know — the grass is greener, or the snow is whiter — whatever it is!
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