11 thoughts on “Colleen’s Weekly #Tanka #Poetry Challenge #26 – EARTH & WATER”

1. Annette Rochelle Aben on March 21, 2017 at 2:14 pm said:

   Beautifully reflective

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   • floridaborne on March 21, 2017 at 2:50 pm said:

     Thanks. 🙂

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2. chrisscatmeow on March 21, 2017 at 2:40 pm said:

   Such meaningful and beautiful words x🐾🐾😻💓

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   • floridaborne on March 21, 2017 at 2:50 pm said:

     From the heart. It meant a lot to see the place where my grandfather grew up.

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3. greg-in-washington on March 21, 2017 at 2:42 pm said:

   Hope he found some.

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   • floridaborne on March 21, 2017 at 2:56 pm said:

     He ran away from home at 14, worked on a steam boat where he learned engineering and Spanish, was a spy for Roosevelt in the Spanish-American war, and got a job in Arkansas running a electric power plant. He worked for the company for about 20 years. He needed a college degree for the job, lied and said he had one, and was a better engineer than those who HAD been to college. He left my grandmother when the last of their 4 children were out of the house. My mom found where he had been buried in 1956.

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4. From the Desk of MarDrag on March 21, 2017 at 6:46 pm said:

   How lovely! 🙂

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   • floridaborne on March 21, 2017 at 8:13 pm said:

     Thanks. 🙂

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6. Marje @ Kyrosmagica on March 28, 2017 at 3:58 am said:

   Especially like the last two lines, they remind me of my dad and great grandfather!

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   • floridaborne on March 28, 2017 at 4:18 am said:

     Standing on the shore of the “pond,” where your ancestor once stood is humbling. It must be the human condition to explore.

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