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undressing him tanka

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undressing him  in the muted evenings  of my golden years  I can't remember his name...  love, gone like that*  

I grant myself tanka

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I grant myself  the extravagance of breakfast-- fasting is too hard to spread on my toast

tanka art

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Jealousy tanka

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when love is at a close —Rupert Brooke, Jealousy how is living with a rattle snake a funky woman with no clairvoyance are you satisfied day after day I sat with you watching love turn to habit, you're not what I'm missing, indifference is all I can muster

standing on a bridge tanka

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I knew  I couldn't get to her  in time she was standing on a ridge looking out over the river

art is a bridge tanka

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art is a bridge,  scarcely curved,  connecting the secret  with the first innocence...  I'm on the ridge ready to leap

Labrinth- Beneath Your Beautiful (Official music video)

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the body gets old and it tires tanka

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my body  grows old and tired  on its journey  my soul knows how it feels  to lie in a bed of lilies

rappelling tanka

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were you dazzled by the same constellation ?* rappelling down a pit cave  there's a blast of adrenaline *ECHOSMITH LYRICS, "Bright"

NO al I V A

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The IVA is a purchase tax of up to 17%.

the bedroom tanka

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the bedroom a mirror of yourself ginkgo leaves plastered on your walls confirm that nature has wit

she waits for a mistake tanka

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she waits  for a mistake in language to claim plagiarism-- an over used image or phrase a mistake in the knitting

she's gone tanka

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she's gone, swallowed by air-- the house  sealed  yet held together  by the dead

he came around tanka

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he came around as if nothing had happened giving it all away-- had he known about defeat would he be standing at my door?

the wind tanka

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the wind...  carvings in ash  we lug  our kimonos over the slopes  of this arid Eden

gossip tanka

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gossip-- truth is seldom the point  when it comes  to plucking feathers  on a windy day

behind the scenes tanka

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behind  the scenes they whisper, untouchable ... 21 grams of love are missing

this crazy traffic in my life

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this crazy traffic  in my life the pain I'm driving through I'm down,  down, down

last wind in my sails tanka

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out at sea last wind  in my sails... the hardest  place to live  is by your side

bitter bullies tanka

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bitter bullies whose intimidation is as swift as a goose  step in a fascist funeral Social bullying, sometimes referred to as relational bullying, involves hurting someone’s reputation or relationships. Social bullying includes: . 1.Leaving someone out on purpose 2.Telling others not to be friends with someone 3.Spreading rumors about someone 4.Embarrassing someone in public