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Your heart torn by emotion
trying to ignore
the bowls thrust out forlornly
expecting to get nothing
COLLEEN’S WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 90, “Give & Receive,” #SYNONYMSONLY
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