eightieth birthday -
children converge as surprise,
bring photographer
dear Mother, your birthday wish?
New chainsaw! Wore old one out!
Author notes
A widow, my Grandma had lots of trees and a small orchard. Her kids got her the new chain-saw. And was she ever irritated when they wouldn't get her another new one for her 90th birthday!
A contest entry
- INSPIRED BY TANKA'S by Lost Raindrops.
600 points, ended November 19, 2007, 22 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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Funny Write
This was a funny write and what a wonderful grandma. Grandma's can be so very cool. Eighty and then Ninety years old, WOW, thats increadible!! Thank you for your nice ocmment on my family's last portrait. Blessings to you and thank you for sharing your gift to write poetry with me. Kelle Marie, stavykm
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Thank you, Kelle Marie, for your comment on 'eightieth birthday'. Yes, she was a wonderful grandma, and an amazing woman!
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Aw...bless, such a strange gift in normal circumstances but living in tree country myself I can appreciate where your Mother was coming from
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Thank you, cutiepie, for reading and commenting! She put it to good and regular use!
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LMAO Oh my! I do say, an unusual gift but a wish is a wish lol
An amazing woman I see!
Excellent and very entertaining tanka ~I so enjoyed your authors notes
Thank you for entering!
Des
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Thank you for your comment and clappies. And thank you for holding the contest!
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Hilarious!
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And all true! She was an amazing, gracious lady, and quietly and very firmly independent. Thank you, Freed by Mercy, for reading and for your clappies!
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