Touchstone - A criterion or standard by which judgment is made. In my case - that would be my mother. This is a picture of her on her 80th birthday.

Tanka prose is a distinct poetic form combining two modes of writing, verse and prose. It is a Japanese Short Form poem.
There are 3 distinct, yet interrelated parts in a tanka prose poem.
The title is unique and sets the tone of the poem.
The prose conveys the message and is generally written in present tense (an instant in time where something is happening). It should leave the reader with a sensory impression of taste, smell, sight, touch or sound.
The tanka prose usually concludes with a tanka that builds on the title and prose in a way that provides closure to the poem.

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