An Abhanga
following her birthday
young, joyous memories
bounce at her Gymboree
never to age
her purple sequin dress
amidst giggles and shouts
left no possible doubts
whose special day
Abhanga?
We write Abhanga in any number of 4-line stanzas with 6-6-6-4 syllables each. L2 and L3 rhyme. The end rhyme scheme is abbc.
#TankaTuesday
The above was written for Colleen M. Chesebro’s ‘Tanka Tuesday’ prompt: Poets are to choose their own forms and colors to feature in their syllabic poems.
Let’s write poetry together!
When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.
–Ben Harper (b. 1969)
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The Skeptic's Kaddish ๐ฎ๐ฑ 
I have kept several of my daughter’s birthday dresses. At least till an age when she really dressed up and included me in her choices. After that it became her domain and I simply sat in a corner. Haha! Growing pains. ๐
โฅ๏ธ๐ Terveen ๐โฅ๏ธ
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Your daughter is pure sweetness, David. These Abhanga are perfect for her special day! โค
โฅ๏ธ๐ Colleen ๐โฅ๏ธ
Lovely poem
๐๐ Sujata ๐๐
Beautiful poem and photo, I can see it was a happy birthday party.
๐งก๐ Elizabeth ๐๐งก ~ thanks, but the photo is just a free pic from Google.
-David
I love the innocence of your words!
โค๏ธ๐ DL ๐โค๏ธ
What a sweet and heartfelt piece, David.
๐๐ Eugi ๐๐