A ‘Magnetic Poem’ tanka
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tiny happy girl
you innocent joyful child
your father loves you
your faith fascinates me so
little blooming soul believes
Notes
- For this poem, I decided to make use of the ‘Love Set’ on the Magnetic Poetry website;
- This is only the 2nd time that I’ve used this set;
- I think this is a brand new set of virtual magnets;
- I once again opted for a tanka, rather than a haiku;
- The extra two lines (14 syllables) provide a greater challenge, as well as a larger canvas;
- This particular poem is a reflection of my love for my six-year-old daughter (obviously, right?);
- I searched for and found the featured image only after I had written the entire tanka;
- This is a free stock photo – it is not a photo of my daughter;
- Back when she was born, we decided to keep photos of her offline.
- This is a free stock photo – it is not a photo of my daughter;
The Skeptic's Kaddish ๐ฎ๐ฑ 
oh such a fun read. ๐๐๐๐
โค Cindy โค
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Love this. Children have so much to teach us.
โค Indeed, Anna โค
A delightful Tanka! I don’t use my sons’ names on line and only their photos now that they’re adult with permission… A wise move on the part of your wife and yourself…
My daughter’s name is on my father’s Wikipedia page, but I’m not the one who put it there (although I haven’t taken it off either)… but we’re sticking to no-online-photos.
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David
David,
This tanka is Adorable. โค๏ธ Have you and your daughter read A.A. Milne’s “Now We Are Six”? Bet you both will love it.
~๐Dora
Dora,
We haven’t read that one, but we do have this one –
(although we haven’t read it yet)
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David
Delightful.
Shavuah Tov, David.
Air hugs,
D
๐ค Dolly ๐ค
Sheโs beautiful โฅ๏ธโฃ๏ธ๐
That’s not her – it’s a free stock photo ๐
Okay
Very sweet. I love hearing the way little kids think; they really are fascinating.
Me too, EIP โค
Thank you.
-David
You are smart not to share images of your daughter online. The poem was very sweet.
๐ค Molly ๐ค
What a delightful poem David! Iโm sure your own daughter is even cuter โบ๏ธ๐ฅฐ
๐ Christine ๐
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๐ค Sangeetha ๐ค
So sweet ๐ and I respect your decision not to share images of her as she is too young to make an informed decision regarding this.
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Cute โฃ๏ธโฃ๏ธ
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This is cute too ๐๐
๐ Preeths ๐