Love Poem: The Pearl Necklace

The Pearl Necklace


Old jewelry box,
with grandma's pearls and pendants.
How, I love them still !
They wanted to bury her,
with the pearls-  but I hid them.

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May 25, 2016

Traditional Tanka


Submitted to the contest, New or Old 4
sponsor, Eve Roper

First Place