Hello, beautiful readers! I'm prompt-combining again. Over at Moonwashed Weekly, Eugi provided us with the image below and the following prompt words to use. I've bolded and italicized the words I chose to use.
purple, a secondary color
combining red and blue
the prompt is writer's choice
and up to you
For dVerse's Poets Pub, the prompt was Tuesday Poetics: The Four Elements. Kim invited us to explore the four elements or earth, air, fire, and water and write a poem about one of them.
Pisces
a water sign,
fish swimming in opposite directions
yin
and
yang
ebb
and
flow
sensitive to the current's changes
learning how to navigate
uncharted waters
combining intuition and empathy
to weather emotional storms
nurturing and healing
tears flow freely
into an ocean of connection
secondary to others
sometimes to a faultallows some to enter
spits others out
constant yet
ever-changing
merging fantasy with reality
navigating unseen realms
from a trickle to gushing
calm yet turbulent
delicate but strong
an embodiment of dualism
Would you like to write a poem about either of these prompts? Click the links below:
An inspired combination of prompts, Yvette. I love the shape of your Pisces poem, especially ‘yin and yang ebb and flow’, the idea of tears flowing freely’ into an ocean of connection’, and the movement in these lines:
ReplyDelete‘navigating unseen realms
from a trickle to gushing
calm yet turbulent’.
Thank you, Kim! I appreciate you sharing your thoughts with me. :-)
DeleteI love the sense I feel the fishes swimming in the water of your poem.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Bjorn! I appreciate you visiting. :-)
DeleteBeautifully done!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Dwight! I appreciate you stopping by. :-)
DeleteI love your take on the prompt, life is a navigation of waters, sometimes troubled sometimes calm, beautifully done.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind words! :-)
DeleteDeep..depp..deep..but so beautifully described within the philosophy..and reminds me of some zen sayings focusing on fish...your leadd-in was a marvel...
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ain! I appreciate you stopping by. :-)
DeleteLove it!!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Dawn! I appreciate you visiting. :-)
DeleteAmazing approach to the prompts and I enjoyed the structure of your poem, Yvette. Most of all the depth in your lines is superb. Brava! - Eugi
ReplyDeleteThank you, Eugi! I appreciate your support. :-)
DeleteYou're welcome, Yvette.
DeleteThere's a rocking rhythm to your poem that feels like bobbing in the water, Yvette.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Nolcha! I'm happy you experienced that. :-)
DeleteLovely, Yvette! I especially liked -
ReplyDelete'combining intuition and empathy
to weather emotional storms
nurturing and healing
tears flow freely
into an ocean of connection.
Thank you, Carol! I appreciate you sharing your enjoyment of my poem. :-)
DeleteYvette, I love your distillation of "embodiment of dualism." It is a wonderful ideal to strive for. Happy Friday!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lisa! I appreciate your comment. :-)
DeleteBeautifully done, Yvutte.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Indira! I appreciate you stopping by. :-)
DeleteHi Yvette, you did a beautiful job with both prompts. I am a Pisces. Robbie 💓
ReplyDeleteThank you, Robbie! I completely see the Pisces in you! :-)
DeleteLove the calm flow of this.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Melissa! I appreciate you stopping by. :-)
DeleteB e a u t i f u l, Yvette! A lovely, deep write. ❤️
ReplyDeletePunam
Thank you, Punam! I appreciate your kind words. :-)
DeleteBeautifully written, Yvette!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Susi! I appreciate your visit! :-)
DeleteGorgeous writing, Yvette. It carries one away like the tide.
ReplyDeleteAw, thank you, Dora! I appreciate your kind words. :-)
DeleteThe seas and oceans are good places to learn human life lessons.
ReplyDeleteYes, indeed! Thanks for stopping by, Jules! :-)
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