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Empty Tissue Box - Itty Bitty

death took her from me
my adoring wife
I try not to cry
   there's no one to refill
   my empty tissue box


4/14/13

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Poet Destroyer A

April 20, 2014 at 12:46 PM

Hey, Susan, Congratulations, the poem is awesome. Enjoyed your winning poem. Happy Easter, luv LINDA

Paul Callus

April 20, 2014 at 4:55 AM

Excellent tanka; Shows how much he relied on his wife!! Sad how some people miss not so much the person, but the way life was made easy for them (hope you can work out what I mean!) // paul

Carrie Richards

April 19, 2014 at 9:27 AM

Oh yes.......I remember this well....and it is just a touching as it was then. well done, Susan !!

Ilene Bauer

April 19, 2014 at 6:55 AM

excellent poem! congrats on your well-deserved win!

Dr. Upma A. Sharma

April 19, 2014 at 12:32 AM

Beautiful poem Susan ,,,, sad though,,,congrats on great win!

Connie Marcum Wong

April 18, 2014 at 11:59 PM

This one is a delight to read Susan. Congratulations on your wonderful win!

Andrea Dietrich

April 18, 2014 at 11:33 PM

Susan, I remembered seeing this one before and I could not recall if it was you or Jack who it belonged to, but anyway, i LOVE it. Congratulations.

Robert Johnson

April 21, 2013 at 3:31 PM

Speaks so well to the reality of what one misses when someone they love and live with dies. Congrats on your win. Well deserved. Peace. :)

Abdulhafeez Oyewole

April 19, 2013 at 2:31 AM

Congrats on your deserving win B.E.S

Connie Marcum Wong

April 19, 2013 at 12:11 AM

Excellent, Excellent! Kudos on your great win!

Poet Destroyer A

April 18, 2013 at 7:30 PM

Susan, Congratulations in Craig's "Empty Tissue Box " contest;-) always~ PD

Andrea Dietrich

April 18, 2013 at 6:16 PM

you did a great job with this tanka, susan and I hope more people take the time to view it. BIG congrats, my friend.

Donna Jones

April 18, 2013 at 12:57 PM

A lot said in five short lines...congratulations

Dinda Minardi

April 17, 2013 at 10:30 AM

a short to tell a lot of sadness. congrats on the win, Susan.

Poet Destroyer A

April 15, 2013 at 7:31 PM

You write SO SAD SUSAN, this makes me want to fill my cabinets with lots of tissues. Don't want the widower looking for someone to refill the empty boxes. You know sometimes tears are not a life time. xox~ PD

Abdulhafeez Oyewole

April 15, 2013 at 12:56 PM

So sad... Wish you Good luck in the contest

Empty Tissue Box - Itty Bitty

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