Thank you Daniel - you have made my day :)

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Thanks for the comment, Cynthia.

I simply wrote the poem as I felt it. Hope that makes sense :)

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Really moved by this Shirley-Anne.
Horiffic to witness... even harder to write about.

You have certainly raised the awareness of the "Taiji Season" something that I was not aware of. Thanks for standing up and being counted and more power to your pen.

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Strong subject matter, and handled with penetrating skill. I like the different versions, similar but slanting in accent. Are you also trying for Japanese brevity, that you do not make one longer, cohesive poem?

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Thank you, Helene. I know it is not everyone's cup of tea and really appreciate your comment.

It is hard to watch but once I witnessed how those dolphins (& whales) get into tanks and "show business" there was a need to help raise awareness. Hopefully, this poem can help in some small way.

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