let us begin here,
at the temple of helplessness,
to grieve proper
the angels caught unawares,
before awareness even
Day 4
04 Wednesday Apr 2018
Posted in Bite-sized sampler, Tanka
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wow. stunning…and that feeling of being “caught” goes to the last line, as if it has been broken off mid-thought
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Thank you!! Did you know there is a Temple of Helplessness in Japan? It memorializes people killed in a huge fire. Anyway, it triggered some stuff about the innocents caught up in things they have no hand in. Thanks for your kind words.
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This is lovely – succinct but very powerful!
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Thank you. I am glad you like it!
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I love the idea of being caught even “before awareness”.
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Thank you!
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Caught unawares before awareness even…. love that.
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Thanks so much. Glad you liked that idea.
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‘the temple of helplessness’ is surely where it all begins – sacred as succint your tanka
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Thank you! I really appreciate that.
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