a promise broken
(like the bouquet of a rose,
as sweet as sugar,
veiling the sting of the thorn)
leaves a bitter bite
Inspiration for today’s tanka comes from Ronovan Writes and Sue’s Photo Prompt.
Sorry to Sue for taking her beautiful photo to a bit of a dark place, but that’s where the combo of sugar and bitter and roses led me!
Tina Stewart Brakebill 
Roses have thorns… life isn’t always sweetness and light, much as we cherish that illusion.
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so true!
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Love this! Powerful interweaving of the reality of life with the literality of the rose. You do a great job of letting the rose speak and tell a story 😊
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Thank you 😊
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There are always two sides to everything.
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So true 😊
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I like the way you’ve constructed that, lovely.
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Thanks so much 😊
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