in the tree house
dolls and bears ’round the table
high tea party
little Suzy ate the cakes
and the bears became soggy
five o’clock tea
little sandwiches and cakes
no sugar please
© G.s.k. 15
Written for the Time Glass Challenge at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai .. the theme is High Tea …
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So sweet!
I can envision the little girl with “pinkies up”, making even the bears use their best manners 😉
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Yes … I did 😉
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sweet!!!! and I love little garden teas and picnics too!! 🙂
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Thanks … garden teas and picnics are really great, I agree, thought I might want to go to Australia if I want to have one now 🙂
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lovely and the bears became soggy…too cute!
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lol … yes .. a real mess they were, the dolls were much better drinking tea!
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Fun tanka – and great picture
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Thanks Hamish … nice memory!
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learned a wet lesson
to avoid sogging my clothes
drink tea with the bares
cheers
jzb
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lol!!!
a nice cup of tea
better iced and not too sweet
bare drinking
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This is adorable!
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Gorgeous tanka telling a short story in which the children’s tea party is tributed … nicely done Georgia. Brought nice memories to me.
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One of my favorite games as a child, I’m glad it brought back nice memories for you as well!
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