One Thousand Cranes
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Comment from June Sargent
This senryu captures deep feelings of loss and the impact of having to let go. It is like watching leaves float down a stream - and the helplessness of not being able to turn back time to recapture the days when those leaves were still green and vibrant. Beautiful sentiments presented with perfect artwork.
reply by the author on 08-Aug-2022
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This senryu captures deep feelings of loss and the impact of having to let go. It is like watching leaves float down a stream - and the helplessness of not being able to turn back time to recapture the days when those leaves were still green and vibrant. Beautiful sentiments presented with perfect artwork.
Comment Written 08-Aug-2022
reply by the author on 08-Aug-2022
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Thank you very much for your time and kind review and helpfull feedback.
Gypsy
Comment from Carolyn Dooley
Breaking up with someone you love is no different than death. Only, they are alive, as your heart is tormented daily. So many mixed emotions run through your mind that affect the heart.
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Breaking up with someone you love is no different than death. Only, they are alive, as your heart is tormented daily. So many mixed emotions run through your mind that affect the heart.
Comment Written 08-Aug-2022
reply by the author on 08-Aug-2022
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Thank you very much for your time, kind review, and helpfull feedback.
Gypsy
"Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason". --Novalis
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You are welcome.
Comment from kahpot
To live with loss is something we all do in our own way, to have the gift of expressing these feelings and helping ourselves and others is truly written here, an exceptional read****kahpot
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To live with loss is something we all do in our own way, to have the gift of expressing these feelings and helping ourselves and others is truly written here, an exceptional read****kahpot
Comment Written 07-Aug-2022
reply by the author on 08-Aug-2022
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Thank you very much for your time and kind review and helpfull feedback.
Gypsy
Comment from Mary Vigasin
A beautifully written and crafted senryu. In these words, you can feel the emotion and pain of loss even if you have never felt such pain.
Your presentation goes well with your words.
Best wishes
Mary
Best wishes
reply by the author on 07-Aug-2022
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A beautifully written and crafted senryu. In these words, you can feel the emotion and pain of loss even if you have never felt such pain.
Your presentation goes well with your words.
Best wishes
Mary
Best wishes
Comment Written 06-Aug-2022
reply by the author on 07-Aug-2022
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Thank you very much, Mary. I appreciate that you took the time to read and review my poem. You are very kind.
Gypsy
"Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason". ? Novalis
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
We mourn and we learn to live with a change in our situations and I can identify with your words hrere, living without a loved one is not easy, but not impossible either, much enjoyed, love Dolly x
reply by the author on 06-Aug-2022
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We mourn and we learn to live with a change in our situations and I can identify with your words hrere, living without a loved one is not easy, but not impossible either, much enjoyed, love Dolly x
Comment Written 06-Aug-2022
reply by the author on 06-Aug-2022
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Thank you very much for your time and kind review and helpfull feedback.
Gypsy
"Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason". --Novalis
Comment from GARY MACLEAN
Many relationships end in separation, some in the passing of one or the other partner. In either case the initial pain of letting go will be difficult to absorb. Unfortunately, I have experienced both situations, neither is any better than the other.
You state the pain very descriptively. Good job.
reply by the author on 06-Aug-2022
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Many relationships end in separation, some in the passing of one or the other partner. In either case the initial pain of letting go will be difficult to absorb. Unfortunately, I have experienced both situations, neither is any better than the other.
You state the pain very descriptively. Good job.
Comment Written 06-Aug-2022
reply by the author on 06-Aug-2022
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I have suffered both, as well. (*-*)
Thank you very much for your time and kind review and helpfull feedback.
Gypsy
"Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason". --Novalis
Comment from aryr
A wonderful senryu, Gypsy. I loved the picture and the multicolored fonts. Your words capture the essence of life and of living alone. Very well done, greatly enjoyed. Blessed be n hugs!
reply by the author on 06-Aug-2022
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A wonderful senryu, Gypsy. I loved the picture and the multicolored fonts. Your words capture the essence of life and of living alone. Very well done, greatly enjoyed. Blessed be n hugs!
Comment Written 06-Aug-2022
reply by the author on 06-Aug-2022
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Thank you very much for your time and kind review and helpfull feedback. Blessed be and hugs. (*÷*)
Gypsy
"Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason". --Novalis
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Most welcome, Gypsy. blessed be n hugs!
Comment from karenina
Wow. This stunned me in its simple plaintive truth. Sometimes in the storms of life things turn cold and leaves are ripped from their branches well before their time. Metaphorically I can so relate. What's left to do, then, but keep our heads above water as we flow downstream!
Karenina
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Wow. This stunned me in its simple plaintive truth. Sometimes in the storms of life things turn cold and leaves are ripped from their branches well before their time. Metaphorically I can so relate. What's left to do, then, but keep our heads above water as we flow downstream!
Karenina
Comment Written 06-Aug-2022
reply by the author on 06-Aug-2022
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Thank you very much, karenina. You understand my senryu well. It's hard to let go but we must to get peace. Hugs!
Gypsy
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Your words always resonate with me!
Comment from rama devi
Excellent work! The presentation is as artistic and impressive as the poem! Well matched! Nice quotes too. I love the satori-esque closing line. The word downstream makes it not only more unique but more powerful and expressive. the emotional tenor reaches a zenith pitch with that word. Bravo! In such short forms, each word counts. You chose them well! I also applaud the musicality with consonant of L and S etc.
Warmly, rd
reply by the author on 06-Aug-2022
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Excellent work! The presentation is as artistic and impressive as the poem! Well matched! Nice quotes too. I love the satori-esque closing line. The word downstream makes it not only more unique but more powerful and expressive. the emotional tenor reaches a zenith pitch with that word. Bravo! In such short forms, each word counts. You chose them well! I also applaud the musicality with consonant of L and S etc.
Warmly, rd
Comment Written 06-Aug-2022
reply by the author on 06-Aug-2022
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Thank you very much for your exceptional six stars review, Rama Devi. Your review means a lot to me. I appreciate that you took the time to read and review my poem.
"Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason". --Novalis
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My pleasure~!
Comment from Jumbo J
Hi Gypsy Queen,
to go into the emotion of this one, well I don't want to! But you know I can't help, but to do exactly that. The talent of your art demands I do!
Letting go, is really the hardest thing to do... and depending on the circumstances surrounding the separation, can be devastating to the point of a mental break.
The image and words are so beautifully paired, I'm not sure there is any separation to the totality of this very fine piece.
You set the pain up so damn well, that the satori... the time and space, the changing of circumstance you have so cleverly crafted into a seasonal drift is something the mind's eye watches floating away.
A truly brilliant presentation. Words that seem to linger way past the actual read of the senryu.
I have lived, I have lost... but I have never forgotten the joy of belonging.
With our thoughts we create...
echoes throughout time.
Kind regards,
James.
reply by the author on 06-Aug-2022
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Hi Gypsy Queen,
to go into the emotion of this one, well I don't want to! But you know I can't help, but to do exactly that. The talent of your art demands I do!
Letting go, is really the hardest thing to do... and depending on the circumstances surrounding the separation, can be devastating to the point of a mental break.
The image and words are so beautifully paired, I'm not sure there is any separation to the totality of this very fine piece.
You set the pain up so damn well, that the satori... the time and space, the changing of circumstance you have so cleverly crafted into a seasonal drift is something the mind's eye watches floating away.
A truly brilliant presentation. Words that seem to linger way past the actual read of the senryu.
I have lived, I have lost... but I have never forgotten the joy of belonging.
With our thoughts we create...
echoes throughout time.
Kind regards,
James.
Comment Written 06-Aug-2022
reply by the author on 06-Aug-2022
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"I have lived, I have lost... but I have never forgotten the joy of belonging." So good, can I use your quote? I will give you credit.
Your insightful and kind feedback is very important to me. You see beyond my words...you see 'me'. The exceptional six stars review is the icing on the cake.
You know how much I love my visual art presentations. I spend most of my time caring for my demanding and challenging 4 years old. Hehehe. My poetry is the one thing I do for me. It's my passion. When I lived alone, I used to paint, draw, do arts and crafts... but now my writing is all I have to express my artistic self... the divine creater....we artists are the conduit force of the Creator, be God or Buddha. For me, my outlet is unrhymed Japanese poetry that is such a visual kind of poetry. I tried western poetry and the complicated rhymed and metered poetry kill my free spirit-muse.
I have lived an emotional life with extreme highs and lows ... extremely happy or chronicly depressed ... I use that experience for my writing... as you do. We dwell in the house of pain and ecstacy. .
I could chat with you for hours, my friend, my kindred spirit.
Thank you,
Gypsy
"Art is coming face to face with yourself and surviving "
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If I write something on your page in a review, reply, or just chatting, it is yours to use at your pleasure sweet Lady.
We are definitely kindred spirits though, I find myself staying longer on your page and posts than any other, expecting you to appear magically somehow... that's how your words connect to me most times.
Looking after a four year old I would imagine is a task within itself, let alone challenging and demanding. I hope you have more than just your responsibilities and art to fill your emotional cup up with though.
I love your quotes... you have started my creative juices flowing. Not only do I need that, I enjoy the inspiration you give me through the visual you paint upon the page. I'm also not great with the meter thing, I prefer to let my thoughts take me where they will at any given time.
The ups and the downs are what allows the equilibrium to appear as a utopian state of mind.
I can remember the last time I fell into a deep-deep depression... elven years ago. I had some kind of breakthrough sometime after. I can't remember how long it took to fight my way out of it. But this is the longest period of my life that I haven't gone into a depressive state. Recognising and acknowledging the first signs are the key to alleviating the problem. I'm attuned to the signs now and do everything I can to change the attitude that bring it to light. I know the chemical change in one's brain can be caused by different reaction and disease... but somehow I changed the process, well, for now at least.
Surviving is being smacked down, getting back up, dusting yourself off and standing proud, knowing you've got something left to fight for.
Kindest regards.