"Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love." - Mother Teresa

I dedicate this poem to my good friend, Karenina. She is one of the kindest fanstory friends I have. I'm very grateful for all she does. November is her birthday month. Happy birthday, Karenina!

Chrysanthemums (mums) are November's birth flower

The phrase, "Peace and Love" was popular in the 60s, it referred to the hippie ideal of peace, free love, and respect for nature. I know all the baby boomers know that.

Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem having about 12 to 31 syllables usually arranged in five lines. The syllable count is 31 syllables OR LESS. The first English poets who wrote tanka imitated the Japanese models of a 5-7-5-7-7 syllabic structure resulting in Tanka poems that were too long in comparison to Japanese tanka because Japanese syllables are shorter than English syllables. The third line transitions from the descriptive and image-focused beginning lines into a reflective metaphor, simile, or personification for the closing lines. The subject matter varies, but most tanka are emotionally stirring or profound, and many are about love. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples === click here to read Tanka Society of America === click here if you want to read modern tanka rules

Thank you very much for your time to read my poem for Karenina,

Gypsy
"The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid."

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