Footsteps is the prompt of #TankaSocietyofAmerica for this week #TankaThursday and #TankaPoem
I was walking to the bakery to buy bread for breakfast and was deep in thought.Suddenly I heard the sound of my footsteps crunching fallen brown leaves 🍂. Simultaneously my Apple in my jacket pocket notified me of the above prompt.
I immediately jot down the above short piece on my iPhone and posted it as quick as lightning ⚡️
My feelings when I did so were ‘ I was living the peace and quietness of an Autumn walk away from the maddening crowds interrupted unduly by my boots, fallen leaves and my iPhone.
Creative and inspirational writer of stories, poetry, and haikus I am also an addictive reader of novels, poetry, haiku, and children's storybooks.
I am the author of SOUL POETRY a book of inspirational poems, verses, and quotes published by Partridge India (2015)
The Maker of Miracles (2006) published in the USA by Dorrance Publishing and My Journey with God (2008) published under the banner of Sai Towers, India is the narration about my spiritual journey.
My new poetry book INK Echo of life and love published by Éditions de L’Ocean Indien (2019) in Mauritius, my birth country is a collection of love poems extolling the feelings and desires of women.
The Princess and the Crow is my first storybook for children, released by Austin Macauley Publishers London in March 2019. Two years later, I was inspired to write and published two other books - WAKASHIO, a storybook for children, and PINK MOON - AN ANTHOLOGY OF HAIKU POEMS.
I love to write. I guess my writing has a special cliché of island 🌴 life, natural, unpretentious, and full of beauty.
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13 thoughts on “Footsteps – Tanka – A Poem by Anita Bacha”
Thank you, Jean .
You will notice too that we rarely pay attention to sounds unless there is total stillness around us.
I heard the sound of crunching leaves so loud that it disturbed my inner peace.
Have a good one too, Jean. 🍂🍁🍂
Anita Bacha 
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A beautiful poem and was I delighted to notice how much you enjoyed your Autumn walk away from the crowd. Have a good new week 🙂
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Thank you, Jean .
You will notice too that we rarely pay attention to sounds unless there is total stillness around us.
I heard the sound of crunching leaves so loud that it disturbed my inner peace.
Have a good one too, Jean. 🍂🍁🍂
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You are very sensitive and you have found a great thing “stillness”, it opens new interesting doors 🙂
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Thank you once more, Jean 🙏🍁🍂🍁
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Beautiful. You can almost feel the leaves crunching.
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Thanks Michael. It happens when everything is quiet. You hear the faintest sound, even your heartbeat 💓
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I call it peace and it is so beautiful as it is rare.
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Grateful for your kindness!
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You’re welcome.
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Always welcome, my dear friend. 🙏
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