Day 11 NaPoWriMo : Today’s prompt is write a Tanka , ( poem of five lines or five line stanza working on syllables, with the pattern being 5-7-5-7-7.) I dug into my own memories for these three Tanka on new life.
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New Birth
Pain,such awful pain
Silence broken by a cry
Gut wrenching raw fear
A weak cry such joy to hear
Awaited child at long last here.
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Silence what is wrong
Should he be blue, panicked ask
heaving, oxygen mask
Glass case wires and tubes please God
Keep him safe we love him
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Bright sun but cold wind
Snug in a multicoloured shawl
Proud smile hides the nerves
Safely homeward bound at last
Into the future, not lost.
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Apr 11, 2013 @ 19:45:04
Thank you I am very , very grateful. xxx
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Apr 12, 2013 @ 00:55:58
beautiful beautiful beautiful !
Apr 12, 2013 @ 07:58:19
Thank you I’ve not tried many Tanka but I just went with my heart.
Apr 12, 2013 @ 01:53:20
Wow, terrific poems, I enjoyed reading them but was it painful remembering the first of them?
Apr 12, 2013 @ 08:03:53
I am pleased that you liked the Tanka, all three refer to the birth of our eldest son. Yes it was painful and very frightening. Thankfully a memory of nearly forty years ago. 😉 xx
Apr 12, 2013 @ 09:37:33
From that I take it he is still around and almost 40, my eldest is 39 in August and I thank the heavens nothing went wrong with her birth.
Apr 12, 2013 @ 10:33:54
Yes he is alive and kicking and the eldest of two more brothers he will be 40yrs soon. He had hard start but he is fine. I am so glad to hear your daughter is fine and well too and that she had a normal birth….whatever normal is best wishes to you all.
Apr 12, 2013 @ 11:51:07
How frightening! You wrote this beautifully, it really sucks you in!
Apr 12, 2013 @ 12:19:02
Thank you , it was frightening , luckily he is alive and well and nearly 40yrs old.
Apr 12, 2013 @ 12:22:52
Glad to hear it 🙂
Apr 12, 2013 @ 12:28:01
Thank you , it was frightening , luckily he is alive and well and nearly 40yrs old.
Apr 12, 2013 @ 13:06:24
such a painful and worrying experience, Told so well, Sweet Willow, and one which many new mothers must dread… hugs aplenty my friend. xPenx
Apr 12, 2013 @ 15:42:30
Thanks Pen , all is well now. 😉 big, big, hugs back to you ! 🙂