it’s not flattery
but acknowledgement
rouses our spirits,
yet we save for eulogies,
lauds the dead will never hear
~kat
For Colleen Chesebro’s Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge using synonyms only for the prompt words praise (flattery, acknowledgement, eulogies, lauds) and excite (rouses).
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June 14th, 2018 at 9:19 pm
Lovely thoughts and images to go. Ethereal .
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June 14th, 2018 at 11:21 pm
Thank you. 🙂
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June 15th, 2018 at 8:19 am
I like this Kat very subtle! 💜
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June 15th, 2018 at 12:36 pm
Thanks Willow. A gentle reminder at the very least. 😉 <3<3<3
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June 15th, 2018 at 12:46 pm
💜💜
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June 15th, 2018 at 9:00 am
I think we should have our eulogy read out on our 50th birthday!
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June 15th, 2018 at 12:36 pm
That’s a great idea! I’m all for a running eulogy…to be read and updated with each birthday. 😉
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June 15th, 2018 at 9:37 am
Excellent Tanka, Kat. The truth of your words really touches me. ❤
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June 15th, 2018 at 9:40 am
The prompt words definitely stirred something in me…we she be free with our genuine compliments while people are still living. ❤️❤️❤️
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June 15th, 2018 at 11:45 am
That’s what I always say. If you make the choice to not be part of my life, don’t acknowledge me when I’m gone. That’s guilt.
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June 15th, 2018 at 12:34 pm
Absolutely!
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June 18th, 2018 at 2:04 am
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