love gift given accepted, tears and broken smile
salt water trickles down cheeks, then a hug soothing
words spoken sweet and secret, softly whispering
offering reciprocal, for a love gifted
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*attempt of Imayo, 4 lines, 12 syllables, 7-5 divided
#TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 42, Gift/Gifting, 12/09/25
The Bag Lady 
I love how you say it and its power is in the compact form too.
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Thank you Paul!
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So welcome Cheryl
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Thanks!
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You did a great job of writing that! I loved it! 🌹🌹🤗🤗
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Thank you!
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Such a lovely post thank you for sharing 💜💜💜
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Cheryl, I love the colors of your blog. The frosty dragonfly is delightful! I enjoyed your imayo, and thanks for gifting us your love of writing poetry. 🎁
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Beautiful poem, Cheryl! Thanks for participating this week!
Yvette M Calleiro :-)http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com
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Thank you!
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