Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes

#Colleen’s Weekly Tanka Challenge ~ #Poetry

COLLEEN’S 2020 WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 197, #SPECIFICFORM: Tanka

It’s the fifth Tuesday of the month! This is our chance to work with a specific syllabic poetry form. So, take this opportunity to learn more about the particular form. You can use any subject, theme, or words to convey your message.

This week’s form is:

TANKA

My five-year-old asked
Do flowers grow in heaven?
How do I answer
When I haven’t been there yet
Her unanswered question lingered…

©anitadawes 2020

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  1. Smorgasbord - Variety is the Spice of Life. Avatar
    Smorgasbord – Variety is the Spice of Life.

    Wonderful Anita.. and I certainly hope so…xx

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  3. Colleen M. Chesebro Avatar
    Colleen M. Chesebro

    Wow, Anita, this is a spectacular poem. With the spread of COVID and everything else going on in the world, children pick up so many things. Well done, my friend. I hope you are fully recovered and back into the swing of things. <3

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    1. jenanita01 Avatar
      jenanita01

      Anita sends her thanks, Colleen. She is doing well, just waiting for the date for the pacemaker to be fitted, then they say she will be fighting fit!

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        Colleen M. Chesebro

        That’s wonderful to hear. Keep me posted. Hugs and love to you both. ❤️

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          jenanita01

          Bless you, Colleen…

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    jazzytower

    The honesty and curiosity of children will ease you out if your comfort every time😊

    Pat

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    1. jenanita01 Avatar
      jenanita01

      They always seem to know which questions to ask, don’t they?

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      1. jazzytower Avatar
        jazzytower

        Yes, they do. A they very seriously wait for an answer. This cracks me up as you can sometimes see the mental scrambling to come up with an answer in the adults.😃

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        1. jenanita01 Avatar
          jenanita01

          They do expect us to have all the answers…

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            jazzytower

            😃

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  5. D. Wallace Peach Avatar
    D. Wallace Peach

    A great question. I hope so.

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    1. jenanita01 Avatar
      jenanita01

      I like to think they do…

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