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Jan 18, 2012 8:48PM EST

Connie C. commented on a photo by Jim Ross

"Do you fold paper to make the elegant birds?You are spotlighted in the What Is Happening Today On Gather ~ Wednesday January 18, 2012Congratulations! I do hope you have the time to view the other spotlighted . . ." more

Jan 17, 2012 6:52PM EST

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"beautiful snowy winter" more

Jan 17, 2012 10:40AM EST

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"Hey, d g. - Hope the coffee was GREAT! Thank you." more

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Jan 17, 2012 5:56AM EST

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WA-NA-BI by Jim Ross

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Tanka

Owner: Jim Ross

Created: Jul 30, 2006

A place for tanka on Gather.
Tanka is poetry traditionally composed of 31 syllables in 5 lines. The syllables are arranged as 5, 7, 5, 7, 7. Each line should be a complete idea or image as in haiku. The group is moderated for maximum enjoyment of readers . . .