A Life’s Worth

Lady Sunshine on Oct 22, 2009

Tags: Life, measure, Tanka, value, worth

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Attempt at tanka (5-7-5-7-7) form of poetry.

How much is a life?
A thousand bucks? Or a million?
How can one measure
And put a value on life
When they don’t value their own

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Comments (13)

Papa Sparks on Oct 22, 2009
Tanka very much.

Good one, too!
Jenny Heart on Oct 22, 2009
Like it!
raman13 on Oct 22, 2009
excellent
papaleng on Oct 22, 2009
Excellent! you did it.
Sourav on Oct 22, 2009
Nice to read a Tanka poem here… well done!
ken bultman on Oct 22, 2009
You accomplished your Tanka Toy but I don’t know who they are. Or maybe I do.
cutedrishti8 on Oct 22, 2009
Excellent work..
Ruby Hawk on Oct 22, 2009
Well done,
deep blue on Oct 23, 2009
A nice well thought point to ponder. I’m caught.
Lee Ness on Oct 23, 2009
Very true and to the point. Excellent work from you.
Lee ness
Jane Jane on Oct 23, 2009
well said and nice tanka. haven’t heard of tanka before.
Lostash on Oct 23, 2009
Splendid!
Shirley Shuler on Oct 26, 2009
Hi Lady Sunshine, so very sad but true!

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