A bright shirt for me
With a whiff of eccentric
Fearlessly forward
I may often try to blend
But there is no use hiding
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This was written for Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge. This week was a synonyms only week using the key words hint and bold. I chose a tanka. And, no, I am not “coming out” or anything like that, I’m just talking about some of my eccentricities. Yes, I wear a hat when I am outside. I have a hat collection. And occasionally i wear strange clothes, including, on a rare occasion, that red and black jacket.
Trent's World (the Blog) 
Funky hat and sweater
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Thanks :D
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Thanks!
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You’ve got style Trent, you’re a trendsetter! Better not to hide it, otherwise it goes to waste :)
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Thanks! I don’t know if I’m a trend setter, but I definitely follow my own sense of style….
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That right! Do you, be you. 😊. Nice!
Pat
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Thanks, Pat!
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Absolutely chill tanka, Trent. You caught the philosophical spirit :)
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Thanks! I’m glad you liked it.
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I don’t think that is eccentric at all Trent you look very snazzy. Love your hat too.
You should see some of the ensembles I put together!
All my best wishes
Charlotte
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Thanks, Charlotte! If you are anything like what you project in your videos and blog, I’m sure you can easily get away with wearing anything, no matter how outlandish :) lol, when I wrote that I forgot that you sometimes -do- have to make those outlandish costumes 100% your own, like the mini-opera for bambinos that you did.
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Very nice shade of red.
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Thanks :)
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You’re welcome :)
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So so good
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Thanks
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I love it!
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Thanks!
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No need to blend, let it shine!
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Being an ultra-introvert, I do want to hide in a corner with a book, but there is that part of me… thanks.
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What an awesome tanka, hat, and shirt! I love hats, too! I wish I had more. Just be who you are, is my motto. Life is so much better that way! :D <3
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Well done T
And the red is such a good fit for the poetry message
No use hiding
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Thanks, Y. Nope, I can’t hide too many of my eccentricities ;) And many do come out in the blog…
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👍🏼😊
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Forgot to say – I picked the photo almost at random and made the poem to fit :) (I do that a lot with these Tuesday Tanka Poems)
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What a good idea – let random selection deliver your muse !
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Yes, exactly. Like doing a photo prompt, only I provide the photo.
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I really like this, Trent. The poem, the hat and the shirt.
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Thanks, Robbie.
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I like your jacket. I wear clothes because I like them.
Throw caution to the wind without really thinking if others will like what I am wearing.
So, dress what you like and love it!
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Thanks. I’m the same, I wear clothes that I like, and and that are often very out of style… Most are not “bold”, but occasionally…
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Nice one, Trent. The shirt and hat are snappy! :-)
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Thanks, Diana!
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Love your outfit 😃 and poetry too!
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Thanks!
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Looks like an LLBean jacket, nice and warm. My motto is Fly Your Freak Flag with honor. The eccentricities of a person are what gives them their character.
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It actually might be an LL Bean jacket – my in-laws live in Maine and always seem to get me LLBean stuff for Christmas. I am a very quiet person and tend to try to melt into the background, yet I always wear my hat and seem to be dressed a little different than everyone around me (7 year old neighbor girl, “Why do you always dress up?” Hmm, this isn’t dressed up…)
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Cool shirt.
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Thanks, Sadje :)
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👍👍👍
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… and if you’d limerick’d, you could have entered the poetry contest… ;)
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lol, yes, but I couldn’t have entered Colleen’s challenge ;) I actually did write a limerick for (it wasn’t about me ;) ), but I received an error when trying to post the comment on your page. I meant to get back to it, but never did. And, of course, I lost the limerick. Maybe I’ll have another go at it.
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An error? WordPress……..
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I know, what are the chances…
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Ergh. I’m going to try writing the post from scratch for next week.
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