chestnuts

Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor #6 chestnuts

Upon reading the prompt for this post my mind went to the opening lines from  Longfellow's work, The Village Blacksmith:
"Under a spreading chestnut tree the village smithy stands;"  

The poetry describes a strong, hard working man with sons and daughters.  A simple man that none the less teaches by the way he lives to those who would see. 

Thanks, thanks to thee, my worthy friend,
  For the lesson thou hast taught!
Thus at the flaming forge of life
  Our fortunes must be wrought;
Thus on its sounding anvil shaped
  Each burning deed and thought!

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)
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outstretched arms
extending from your body
muscles rippling
aching for that lustiness
under the chestnut tree

©  petra domina
Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on 

CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

Comments

  1. Yamini MacLeanNovember 6, 2016 at 3:13 AM

    Hari OM
    Nicely linked Janice! YAM xx

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    1. JaniceNovember 8, 2016 at 6:43 PM

      Thank you, YAM. Of course The Sapphires are my generation of singers. janice

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  2. UnknownNovember 6, 2016 at 5:28 AM

    Goodness goodness goodness! And yes..in my experience lust is a quality much savoured by womankind..I don't mean the staring or stupid comment or grabbing kind.

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  3. UnknownNovember 6, 2016 at 5:28 AM

    Goodness goodness goodness! And yes..in my experience lust is a quality much savoured by womankind..I don't mean the staring or stupid comment or grabbing kind.

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    1. JaniceNovember 8, 2016 at 6:44 PM

      Hell's yes! Oops, I lost my Southern Lady cover..... I did not take it as the grabbing kind. I have always said God created and said it was good!

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  4. Helene VaillantNovember 7, 2016 at 9:14 AM

    Beautiful Tanka.

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  5. ChèvrefeuilleNovember 7, 2016 at 1:23 PM

    Wow Janice what a wonderful tanka so full of romance and lust.

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  6. JaniceNovember 8, 2016 at 6:45 PM

    thank you Dolores.

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