My response to Colleen Chesebro’s Weekly Tuesday Tanka Challenge https://colleenchesebro.com/2020/03/24/colleens-2020-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-170-themeprompt/

Prompt provided by Sally Cronin at https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com

A black velvet gown

with diamonds and moonstone

to help light our way

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Image by Nicole Kohler from Pixabay