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The ripple of rain … (tankart)

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Mary Kendall

Skylark Tanka Journal 6:1, Summer 2018

the ripple of rain haiga mary kendall

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9 thoughts on “The ripple of rain … (tankart)”

patriciaruthsusan says:

May 17, 2018 at 10:53 am

Lovely, Mary. Congratulations on it’s being published.

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- Mary Kendall says:
  
  May 23, 2018 at 3:01 pm
  
  🙂 thank you
  
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macjam47 says:

May 12, 2018 at 8:24 pm

Splendid!

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- Mary Kendall says:
  
  May 15, 2018 at 10:24 am
  
  Many, many thanks.
  
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  - macjam47 says:
    
    May 16, 2018 at 1:07 pm
    
    You’re welcome.
    
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MaryJo says:

May 11, 2018 at 10:52 pm

Beautiful and so true.

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- Mary Kendall says:
  
  May 15, 2018 at 10:30 am
  
  Thank you, Mary Jo.
  
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projectwords11 says:

May 10, 2018 at 5:26 pm

stunning work Mary!

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- Mary Kendall says:
  
  May 11, 2018 at 12:08 am
  
  Thank you, Rachel.
  
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