




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 π
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Thank you kindly Linda πππ
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So lovely π₯°
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Thank you kindly Sadje πππ
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Youβre welcome
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Very nice, Ivor ` enjoyed poem and lovely pictures. π
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Thank you very much πππ
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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 β¦ I must see how many βsnailβ poems I have written ππ
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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 natureβs 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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Youβre 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 ππππ
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Welcome always π
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Such lovely, smile-bringing photos and poem! Happy Sam the snail is so handsome and so enjoys happy clouds! π
I’ve always been fascinated by snails. π
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Iβm not sure if happy snails and happy clouds go together β¦ but I think my poem worked ok πππππ§οΈ
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Lovely beautiful π
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Thank you Kindly … πππ
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Delightful poem, Ivor! Beautiful clouds and I am glad Sam is a happy snail. ππ
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Thank you for appreciating my good natured poem Eugenia β¦ tankas seem to suit me lately β¦ on our walkies in the morning I take lots of photos and in the afternoon at the cafe I draft a poem ππππ
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You’re welcome, Ivor. I like to write tankas too! π
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Usually I start off doing a Haiku but then I want to say a little more β¦ and then I have a Tanka πππ
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Yep, same with me. π
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