big bold sunflowers
ambitiously cheerful blooms
dulls chill of winter
fuels my dreams of summer
even the buzz of their bees
Pat
3/11/21
For Tanka Tuesday over at Colleens where the prompt words are synonyms for Eager & Hope
Eager : I used Cheerful
Hope : I used Ambition
#TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 216 #SYNONYMSONLY
&
For Cees Flower Of The Day
thoughts and entanglements 
Beautiful
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Thanks.
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My pleasure
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Very uplifting! I think we’re gonna make it after all 🙂 (Mary Tyler Moore)
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I have hope.. just like Mary🙂
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I have some hope too, the amount depends of the day and how much news I’ve watched (a stupid habit). But I can’t toss my hat in the air, a la Mary–my hair is thinning at a frightening rate, not an attractive photo op 🙂
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My sister said something the other day that made so much sense.. “the only person who gives a shit about that kinda stuff is us”.. thinning hair, fat arse, no makeup, wrong clothes etc. Because everybody have their own crap. And that’s all about us projecting our crap onto others, thinking we know what everybody is thinking about us. Didn’t know she was that smart! 😃
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WOWWWWW, those are wise words indeed! Years ago someone told me to stop obsessing about what people thought of me…because they rarely do, 2 minutes after our last conversation! Kinda goes with what you’ve said. People, even us saints (hah!), are a pretty self-consumed/focused lot 🙂
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I love that.. because they rarely do..
so true!! A wise one that was🙂
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PS: I’m gonna do a hopefully short post with a pic I recently took of sky and clouds–should I bring you the link so you can check out the pic, or will you find it anyway? 🙂 You’re encouraging me, girlfriend–thanks hugely!!!
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You can send it…
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Okay 🙂
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Great tanka, & fantastic close-up; so much detail
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Thank you Jez🙂
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Beautiful
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Thank you🙂
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You’re very welcome
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Ambiously cheerful…I like that. (K)
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Thank you (K).
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Just looking at that lovely close up image of a sunflower made me smile! Your tanka hits the spot! I went for a walk today, braving the cold winds. It felt good to clear some cobwebs. ❤
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It does, doesn’t it. I try to squeeze a walk in every day, I don’t always succeed.. but it is head clearing. I feel like I’m playing in nature cause of all the odd things I notice😃
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LOL! Right? I get that, Pat. Poets are always watching the the world unfold around them. We’re observers. 😍❤️
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Tell me about it! I was talking to a crocus the other day! 🙂😍
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LOL! 🤣 For me it was squirrel 🐿🤣
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🙂
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Sunflowers backside… I just saw that! I’m laughing. I love it! ❤
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A fantastic Tanka and stunning Macro both pedestal the Sunflower .
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Thank you Denis.
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You are so creative, Pat! I never thought of taking a picture of the back of a flower! The photo is beautiful and so is your poem. Loved it! ❤
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Thank you Vashti, glad you like it🙂
Pat
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