In response a  Troiku and a Tanka for Carpe Diem Special #163 Lolly’s fifth a peony bush (tanka)

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laden with tears
the peony blossom
bows to the ground

laden with tears
the peony begins to blossom
drinking in joy

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the peony blossom
spills it’s fragrance
into the dawn

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bowing to the ground
peony bush abounding with flowers
quivers in moonlight

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trembling in the dawn
peony bush spills her beauty
onto the terrace
twilight falls on soft pink petals
waltzing into night

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