




Happy Clouds (a Tanka)
Happy Sam the snail
Slides over the dewy grass
While ebony clouds
Are contentedly smiling
On all creatures great and small


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I love this š
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Thank you kindly Linda ššš
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So lovely š„°
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Thank you kindly Sadje ššš
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Youāre welcome
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Very nice, Ivor ` enjoyed poem and lovely pictures. š
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Thank you very much ššš
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Sam the Snail sounds like a great title for a children’s book you might write! :>)
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Ha ⦠I must see how many āsnailā poems I have written šš
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:>) Maybe you can add a few more!
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We should learn from Sam, to be happy, with, so very, little, and that’ll, reduce the problems in the world right now a whole, lot.
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Basking in natureās glory is the way to go
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Lovely tanka, very clever.
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Thank you kindly, Anthony
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Youāre welcome sir
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Love the snail. It’s a beautiful sky. Lovely poem.
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Thank you very much for your kind words Kritika šššš
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Welcome always š
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Such lovely, smile-bringing photos and poem! Happy Sam the snail is so handsome and so enjoys happy clouds! š
I’ve always been fascinated by snails. š
(((HUGS))) š ā ā¤ļø
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Iām not sure if happy snails and happy clouds go together ⦠but I think my poem worked ok ššššš§ļø
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Lovely beautiful š
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Thank you Kindly … ššš
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Delightful poem, Ivor! Beautiful clouds and I am glad Sam is a happy snail. šš
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Thank you for appreciating my good natured poem Eugenia ⦠tankas seem to suit me lately ⦠on our walkies in the morning I take lots of photos and in the afternoon at the cafe I draft a poem šššš
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You’re welcome, Ivor. I like to write tankas too! š
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Usually I start off doing a Haiku but then I want to say a little more ⦠and then I have a Tanka ššš
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Yep, same with me. š
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