Making Connections

by Joan

I had to chuckle

when I asked the little girl

within what she

wanted and she said, “Tention”.

I heard “tension”, then 

realized she meant “attention”.

Oh what folly for me to

equate the two when

relaxed engagement is what she seeks.

                                                            JDG

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