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Two Love Tanka

Love Tanka I

No matter the place
Home is being together
The Soul is settled

Disease may separate us
But Love takes care of our hearts

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Love Tanka II

For peace to be here
The Soul has to be settled
And the Heart nurtured

Disease brings Separation;
Compassion, Devotion—Love

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Ken Chawkin
September 22, 2010, 9 p.m.
With Sali at Parkview Care Center
Fairfield, Iowa, USA

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Also see UNDECIDED and COMMITTED

This entry was posted on September 23, 2010 at 5:03 pm and is filed under My poems, Poetry, Sally Peden. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

2 Responses to “Two Love Tanka”

  1. carol olicker Says:
    September 24, 2010 at 3:28 am | Reply

    so so beautiful

    Like

  2. Sitting with Sally: 5-haiku poem | The Uncarved Blog Says:
    January 5, 2016 at 5:34 pm | Reply

    […] Also see An Unwanted Guest and Two Love Tanka. […]

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