©2023 Annette Rochelle Aben
https://wordcraftpoetry.com/2023/06/06/tankatuesday-weekly-poetry-challenge-no-323-6-6-2023/
No one is an island
But a turtle might be
Swimming out of the sea
Shell Lone is home
©2023 Annette Rochelle Aben
The
Actors
Learn their parts
In rehearsals
Because that is their job
The director guides them
Costumers make their wardrobes
Sets are designed and built with care
Tickets are sold, ushers seat patrons
When the curtain rises, the fun begins
©2023 Annette Rochelle Aben
https://wordcraftpoetry.com/2023/05/16/tankatuesday-weekly-poetry-challenge-no-320-5-15-2023/
The Expected One
1860
painting by Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Museum: Bavarian State Painting Collections) wikidata.org
Wondering, wandering
Never really sure
Exactly what will be around the corner
Curiosity piqued
It just might be love
Perhaps life is a dream
Eyes closed, mind open
The bigger picture attempting to unfold
There’s so much to hope for
So, hoping for love
When wondering and hope
Meet along life’s path
The electricity will light up the world
All because two hearts hoped
Daring to wonder
©2023 Annette Rochelle Aben
https://wordcraftpoetry.com/2023/05/02/tankatuesday-ekphrastic-poetry-challenge-no-318/
(photo credit – 
Terri Webster Schrandt)
You’ve enough to share
Worry not of depletion
Just make the offer
Like the lilies of the field
Giving like they live, freely
©2023 Annette Rochelle Aben
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