21 thoughts on “spring tanka”

1. Oh goodie, spring is on it’s way!!

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   1. Hi Margie, I think this is the earliest I’ve seen the red-wings return. Such a lovely gift today!

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2. Oh, yes! I love the sound of this!

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   1. I imagine robins will be next!

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3. I’ve never heard of tanka but I like this very much!

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   1. Dear Gilly Gee, Thank you!

      If you’d like to learn more about tanka, here’s the link to American Tanka: http://www.americantanka.com. Laura Maffei, the Editor, includes a good introduction on the About Page.

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      1. Thank you, the work on the link gives the impression of simplicity but I suspect that doing it well is the opposite!

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4. Well it’s finally warm enough to “wander home” and to pick our heads up out of our collars to look around (except this morning was a bit of a chilly surprise – flurries tonight)… And I feel the pace of your wanderings here in this tanka…

   I heard a new bird this morning too but couldn’t tell what it was… it may have been a robin… I suspect they are here already…but haven’t seen any.

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   1. Hi Merrill, March and April will still have many surprises here in Wisconsin, and I imagine for you as well.

      Some years I hear the red-wings before I see them. Still have aways to go in “matching” songs and birds.

      For others reading this, there’s a lovely tanka and photo by Merrill on my Psalms and Nature blog. http://elingrace.wordpress.com

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5. How wonderful that you saw the first red-winged blackbird. Spring is coming 🙂

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   1. Thanks, Judy! Yes, truly a wonder.

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6. sounds like a perfect day to me!

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   1. Hi Jeannie, I love going to the library in Sheboygan. Thanks!

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7. how sweet

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   1. Thank you — we love Wisconsin!

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8. You capture the essence! I have the same joy with books, country roads, and redwings! 🙂

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   1. Dear Margaret, Thank you! This joy only grows, and I know you feel the same way.

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9. We don’t have red-wing blackbirds by our house in Virginia, so I miss seeing them as the final sign of spring has come. On the other hand, I do get to see robins shivering in snow before spring comes, even here. The robins come back, it snows one more time, and then it’s spring.

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   1. Hi Nancy, I’m always amazed when I see robins in snow too. I love the way we all compare notes on where the birds are!

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10. Wonderful verse, Ellen!

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    1. Thank you, Tracy!

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