Hello, beautiful readers! For today's #TankaTuesday Weekly Poetry Challenge, Colleen Chesebro provided us with another beautiful photo by Terri Webster Schrandt. Colleen states that lilies "symbolize purity, virtue, innocence, hope, and life." For me, they remind me of my failed marriage. 😂
Actually, I love lilies, so much so that I chose them as my wedding flower. They are beautiful, elegant, and classy. The marriage fell apart (14 years ago), but no reason to feel sorry for me. I am happily divorced. It was the right decision for me, and I learned a lot from the experience. Plus, my marriage gave me the best gift ever - my son. So, when I saw the picture below, my eyes saw both the petals and the pollen.
I chose to write a double nonet. This form consists of two nonets, one inverted and the other reversed. Each nonet has nine lines with a syllabication pattern either ascending or descending in a 9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 pattern. Nonets are titled.
(photo from secondwindleisure.com)
Lilies - A Shift in Perspective
rose-colored glasses saw future bliss
heart filled with hopes of happiness
wedding bouquet of lilies
no more petals; pollen
tainted what it touched
love did not last
marriage gone
but now
whole
free
at peace
lessons learned
resolve strengthened
new lilies planted
calm and kindness prevail
hope for a better future
abundant self-care brings new love
like life, pollen creates more petals
Has your perspective of an event ever shifted? I'd love to hear from you.
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The form worked very well for your poem, Yvette. I enjoyed your concluding kernel of wisdom <3
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jade! I appreciate you sharing that with me. :-)
DeleteYou're welcome :)
DeleteHi Yvette, I've seen you on some mutual blogs, so I thought I'd visit your site. I loved your poem, the form, and the shift towards the end that hope can be found for a better future. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteThank you for visiting, Lauren! I'm happy you enjoyed my poem. And it's nice to meet you. I'm happy you enjoyed my poem. I'll visit your site now. I'm sure we will get to know each other better through our fabulous circles. :-)
DeleteI do love lilies! Wonderful poem, Yvi. Hugs, Harmony 💕🙂
ReplyDeleteThank you, Harmony! They truly are beautiful flowers. :-)
DeleteWonderful, Yvette. Your final line is magnificent! ❤️
ReplyDeleteThank you, Gwen! I'm so happy you enjoyed it. :-)
DeleteHow we wear rose colored glasses, oblivious of what lies ahead! Nobody can predict the future but I am glad you are happy Yvette. Thanks for sharing a lovely poem that flows.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind words, Balroop! I appreciate you stopping by today. :-)
DeleteThis is so beautiful and full of wisdom , be happy and blessed
ReplyDeleteThank you, Willow! I'm happy you enjoyed it. :-)
DeleteA wonderful poem and pretty presentation format!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! I appreciate you stopping by. :-)
DeleteBeautiful, Yvette, and yes, my perspective shifts all the time. Even the failures in life bring gifts, often wisdom or new opportunities, and sometimes the loves of our lives. I have a daughter and now a grandson who wouldn't be here without my own failed marriage. <3 Lovely poem. <3
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing that with me, Diana! Sometimes, people come into our lives for a season but leave us with the most precious gifts. You and I have both experienced that. I appreciate you visiting. :-)
DeleteI enjoyed this very much. I like way it flows–for me, as I read it, it seemed the first half was a slower pace, and the second half more upbeat. This fits perfectly to the subject matter. The pace embodies the feelings that hopefully are true to life.❤️
ReplyDeleteThey are quite true, at least to my life. Time seemed to drag during those difficult times, but now there aren't enough hours in the day to do everything I want to do. Thank you for visiting and sharing your experience with my poem, Melissa! :-)
DeleteThis is beautiful, Yvette!
ReplyDeleteThank you, HJ! I appreciate you stopping by. :-)
DeleteGreat poem and the form compliments it so well ❤️
ReplyDeleteThank you, Angela! I liked how the shape is an hour glass and my poem focuses on the passing of time. I'm happy you liked it. :-)
DeleteWe learn from our mistakes. I like the way your poem contracts and then expands again--just like the process of falling down and getting up again.
ReplyDeleteI love that observation, Kerfe! Life definitely contracted and expanded again. Thanks for sharing that with me. :-)
DeleteWow, Yvette, I love how you merged form and sense and wrote with depth all at the same time.
ReplyDeleteIt’s Luanne, sorry!
DeleteThank you, Luanne! I appreciate your kind words. :-)
DeleteI loved it, Yve. I love lilies too. And I’m sure they make a favorite choice for weddings. I believe I chose Lilies as well.
ReplyDelete— — like pollen, life makes more petals.
(Trying it again, the ‘situation’ I was signing in with URL— because, besides Anonymous, the URL was my only other choice. . Let’s see how it goes now…)
I entered my email address. Received email to verify yet Anon and URL are the only choices I get.
Ok. Maybe it needs time to warm up to me. I’ll try again next time. Don’t worry over me. Xoxo Tech doesn’t like me. Xoxo lovely poetry. Loved. (This is Selma)
Lol! Thank you, Selma! Writing your name at the end is all good. I appreciate you visiting and commenting. :-)
DeleteWonderful double nonet! I really like 'self-care brings love' this is so true and the base for everything, it gives us the strength to endure many situations.
ReplyDeleteYes, it does, Elizabeth! I didn't realize how true it was until I started being kinder to myself. I'm happy that line resonated with you. Thank you for sharing that! :-)
Delete(Jules) One must always make the choices that are best for them. Having a healthy and happy heart and joy for the life you have is as beautiful as seeing the flower as well as the pollen...
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jules! I appreciate your kind words. :-)
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ReplyDeleteSometimes divorce is the only answer, sometimes it's forced on us - as it was for my mother. She mourned for years. As they aged and lived their lives, she realized she couldn't be happy living the life his turned out to be. Lovely poem pointing out the positives in acceptance.
Thank you for sharing your mother's story with me. Life is not always easy, and it took me a long time to find the positives. Perspective truly is powerful. I appreciate you visiting today! :-)
DeleteYvi, your double nonet is excellent... and I love the hourglass form. Wjat a presentation! It gave me the feeling of wisdom and added another layer to your words.
ReplyDeleteAw, thank you, Colleen! I'm so happy you enjoyed it. :-)
DeleteI love this, Yvette and how you walked away stronger and with a gift. Xo
ReplyDeleteI sure did! Thanks for sharing your thoughts and for visiting, Denise! :-)
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