Truth (tanka)

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June M Oct 19, 2006, 3:08am EDT

A beautiful short poem that touches the heart.

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John Doyle Oct 19, 2006, 7:40am EDT

Marvelous way to start my day. Thank you

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Barbra L. Oct 19, 2006, 2:24pm EDT

This is a very inspiring tanka. I like the musical implications.

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Jim Ross Oct 19, 2006, 8:35pm EDT

That rhapsody pierces the soul with beauty, Manoj, and swells the joy of living. Sterling tanka.

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manoj sanyal Oct 20, 2006, 2:57am EDT

Thank you dear all for appreciations.

I am encouraged.

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John F Walter Oct 20, 2006, 7:09pm EDT

Music is an apt metaphor for the melodies we live, and truth is beauty, beauty truth.

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manoj sanyal Oct 21, 2006, 12:30am EDT

Thanks John for appreciation.
Very happy to see you back here.
Best wishes and take care.

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Harold Lorin Oct 21, 2006, 3:26am EDT

CHARMING, GENTLE, music is queen of all art

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manoj sanyal Oct 21, 2006, 12:52pm EDT

Thanks Harold.
Best wishes.

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Barbary Chaapel Oct 21, 2006, 6:23pm EDT

Manoj,

Yes, life would be very plain without happiness and sorrow as your well-worded poem says.

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manoj sanyal Oct 21, 2006, 11:27pm EDT

Thanks Barbary.

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jessie voigts Oct 23, 2006, 1:13am EDT

just beautiful, manoj. i can hear it while i read your gorgeous words!

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manoj sanyal Oct 23, 2006, 6:47am EDT

Thanks jessie.
It is really nice of you to appreciate.

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Edward Nudelman Oct 24, 2006, 8:28am EDT

I love this poem... and the use of the imagery surrounding montony is superb.

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manoj sanyal Oct 24, 2006, 1:11pm EDT

Thanks Ed and Jan B.

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vijay kumar Oct 25, 2006, 12:14pm EDT

Music is pure and even thought of as a root cause for the universe. As such the thought that truth is music is a beautiful aspect of this poem. happiness and sorrows are to shed monotony - glorious!

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manoj sanyal Oct 25, 2006, 1:20pm EDT

Thanks Vijay for apprecition.
Best wishes.

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hiral h Oct 27, 2006, 6:23am EDT

Amazing, short yet sweet and thoughtful.

God bless.

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manoj sanyal Nov 3, 2006, 7:17am EST

Thanks hiral.

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Dr. arpita sutradhar Nov 11, 2006, 6:58am EST

The music in the poem reaches a pinnacle and then slowly settles down . Personally , I feel that you reach a calmness in thoughts as the poem ends

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manoj sanyal Nov 11, 2006, 11:34am EST

Thanks Doc.
Best wishes.

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