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With Gratitude

Now I can unwind. Thaka judge for being kind. The divorce went smooth. With gratitude I remove. any traces left of you. 18/02/2020 FOR Jenish Somadas's tanka contest

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Eve Roper

Date: 3/7/2020 8:12:00 PM

Jean, sometimes is best to relax by oneself then pickled with a pickle..:) been there done that. Like the verse your sense of humor lovely

Jean Murray
Date: 3/8/2020 5:05:00 AM

So nice to hear from you Eve. I am hardly here now. Perhaps my divorce has released me from all angst, and my muse is now on an extended break. It's well deserved as I would have been lost without my muse.

Line Gauthier

Date: 2/18/2020 8:35:00 PM

Such a horrible thing to go through, Jean. But now... how do you spell... R-E-L-I-E-F?

Jean Murray
Date: 2/19/2020 12:45:00 PM

As I sit sipping wine, almost prone in my comfy armchair in my comfy 80 year old stone cottage, beside a stove radiating comfy warmth, listening to Leonard Cohan sing loudly, relief sounds just about right Line.

Daniel Turner

Date: 2/18/2020 4:21:00 PM

Jean, the heart never forgets a love. Loneliness is a harsh reminder.

Daniel Turner
Date: 2/18/2020 5:39:00 PM

Believe me Jean. I can relate!

Jean Murray
Date: 2/18/2020 5:15:00 PM

Yes I know Daniel, but now that I have lived with both, I would rather live with loneliness.

Jan Allison

Date: 2/18/2020 3:56:00 PM

I bet it was a day tinged with sadness but you have 3 beautiful daughters who give you so much joy:-) hugs Jan xx

Jean Murray
Date: 2/18/2020 4:00:00 PM

True Jan, but Shaun and I chatted for three hours while we waited out turn. Good therapy, considering we had ten years worth of chat to catch up on. Every cloud has a silver lining.