listening to tones
difficulty discerning
failing hearing test
ringing ears a detriment
higher pitches go unheard
This tanka is my response to
RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt #249,
with the words pitch and tone.
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I have the same problem, but with lower tones. Maybe as we grow older men and women aren’t supposed to hear each other 😂
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😀 That sounds reasonable to me!
(Unfortunately, mine is work related.)
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I always love your work. This one is thought provoking. 🙂
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Thank you, Jen. 🙂
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This was a very thoughtful take on the prompt! 🙂
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Thank you. 🙂
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Sounds like my prescription hearing aids.
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None for me, though I do wonder.
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I don’t pay attention and I can’t hear…a deadly combination. (K)
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Ha!
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