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Tanka Xi

child hides in closet falls asleep under soft coat wrapped in mother's scent warmer days of solitude she dreams cradle-life again

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Date: 7/9/2021 4:19:00 PM
this is really sweet. Love it.
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Date: 6/18/2021 11:19:00 AM
Awww this is lovely and touching, Carol. The need for a mother's love comes to the fore in these five emotional lines. A child needs the presence of a mother in her life. ~ Best regards // paul
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Carol Louise Moon
Date: 6/19/2021 10:10:00 PM
Thank you, Paul, for appreciating my tanka. I'm working at getting this form down pat.

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