Hello, beautiful readers! We are still dealing with abnormally cold weather in Miami. It should be warming up soon but not soon enough for me. I need my beach weather back! Lol!
Today, I've combined two different prompts. The first is dVerse's Poetics: The Smile in the Simile where we are asked to include a simile in our poem. The second is Melissa's Fandango Flash Fiction Challenge #358, which provided the image below. I chose to write a tanka.
(image courtesy of Sigmund)
tentacle suctions
like a clingy boyfriend's arms
an iron-clad grip
holds on tight to what it wants
interests wane; he lets go
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Great simile, Yvette! I hope you get that warm weather soon xo
ReplyDeleteThank you, Denise! It's up in the 60s today, which is much better than the 30s (but still cold to me...lol!). I appreciate you visiting. :-)
DeleteOuch... good riddance of such a clingy person.
ReplyDeleteI agree, Bjorn! Lol! Thanks for stopping by. :-)
DeleteThat simile, so relatable, is also so accurate to both species of creature: "clingy . . . arms" indeed.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Dora! I appreciate your visit. :-)
DeleteFrom one side, adaptation; from the other, discomfort. Very good poem, Yvette.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lisa! I appreciate you visiting. :-)
DeleteWhat a great comparison image, Yvette! I love it.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Dwight! I appreciate you stopping by. :-)
DeleteIt's good that he let go in the end!
ReplyDeleteI agree, Jay! Thanks for visiting! :-)
DeleteA very apt simile, Yvette, and good riddance to a clingy boyfriend! I love the image you chose to illustrate your poem.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kim! The image was the inspiration for the poem. I appreciate your visit. :-)
Delete"like a clingy boyfriend's arms"--great simile!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Merril! I appreciate your visit. :-)
DeleteNice one
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by my blog
Much love
Thank you for visiting as well, Gillena! :-)
DeleteClingy and fickle--not a keeper--throw him back ;)
ReplyDeleteGreat advice, Jennifer! Lol! Thanks for stopping by! :-)
DeleteNice combination of challenges. I like where you went with the image. What a cling on, he is!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mish! I appreciate your visit. :-)
DeletePerfect blending of prompts!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sara! I appreciate you visiting. :-)
DeleteFantastic simile, Yvette!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Punam! I appreciate your visit. :-)
DeleteUgh, I had this experience recently.
ReplyDelete“tentacle suctions
like a clingy boyfriend's arms”
My interests definitely waned.
Haha! Mine would as well. I'm all for affection, but give me my space, too. Thanks for stopping by, Melissa! :-)
DeleteI adore your poem!! Tanka a favorite form and your similes are perfection!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Helen! I appreciate your kind words. :-)
DeleteOh, I value my freedom too much. I do not like any time of clingy, be it clothes, family, friends, neighbours and definitely not a boyfriend. Great poem :)
ReplyDeleteI'm with you, Smitha! I love my personal space. Thanks for stopping by. :-)
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