as the years go by
when looking in the mirror
the fervour dwindles
crashing the reality
tenderness towards yourself
Tanka Tuesday: love and passion synonyms.
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in the mirror
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Elizabeth, I love your journal page. Your tanka speaks to “real” love. Taking care of ourselves is the right thing to do. 💝
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It’s one endless job! But we need to keep up with it!
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Great poem, Elizabeth! Self-love is so important.
Yvette M Calleiro 🙂
http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com
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It’s always a work in progress!
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Love the journal and your poem ‘crashing the reality’! 👏
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Thanks Shaun! 🙂
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This is wonderful and from such an interesting point of view 🙂
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Thanks Willow! The prompt was great!
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its a pleasure 💜
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🙂
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Dang! So true. Well done.
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Thanks Kaci!
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