Hello, blog friends...
Hubby and I had a little excitement this past weekend. After shopping in Prescott, we drove back home, and upon entering our housing area, we stopped abruptly. In front of us was a police officer holding a man, spayed against the asphalt, at gunpoint. Within seconds, three additional police cars arrived. Needless to say, we quickly turned around and went to a different entry. Today, we learned that the car was reported stolen, and the criminal was the ex-husband.
Well...Yvette Calleiro hosts Tanka Tuesday this week, and she invites us to focus on "proactive self-care, building resilience, and finding emotional balance." I've chosen to write a poem using the third theme of finding emotional balance. These days it's badly needed, don't you agree?
If we all could take a mental health day and play with our four-legged loved ones, our children or grandchildren, or our spouses... whomever and whatever makes us laugh, I suspect the sky would not be as gray, the snow not as cold, and the politics not as caustic. And, who knows, maybe ex-husbands would think twice before taking their ex-wife's car.
My thanks to Yvette for the inspiration to write this simple Tanka, with syllables of 5-7-5-7-7. I hope you enjoy it.
Hubby and I had a little excitement this past weekend. After shopping in Prescott, we drove back home, and upon entering our housing area, we stopped abruptly. In front of us was a police officer holding a man, spayed against the asphalt, at gunpoint. Within seconds, three additional police cars arrived. Needless to say, we quickly turned around and went to a different entry. Today, we learned that the car was reported stolen, and the criminal was the ex-husband.
Well...Yvette Calleiro hosts Tanka Tuesday this week, and she invites us to focus on "proactive self-care, building resilience, and finding emotional balance." I've chosen to write a poem using the third theme of finding emotional balance. These days it's badly needed, don't you agree?
If we all could take a mental health day and play with our four-legged loved ones, our children or grandchildren, or our spouses... whomever and whatever makes us laugh, I suspect the sky would not be as gray, the snow not as cold, and the politics not as caustic. And, who knows, maybe ex-husbands would think twice before taking their ex-wife's car.
My thanks to Yvette for the inspiration to write this simple Tanka, with syllables of 5-7-5-7-7. I hope you enjoy it.
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Have a wonderful week, dear friends. Let's find ways to laugh! 😊
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