Hello, beautiful readers! For this week's W3: Wea've Written Weekly, Val asks us to write a poem about our personal creed or spirituality. The poem must be at least three stanzas but not more than six. It also must include a refrain, which is a phrase or line that is repeated at intervals within the poem.
A personal creed consists of your core beliefs and values. It focuses on your beliefs about religion, humanity, and the world. Personal creeds can define who you are, what motivates you, or what you prioritize in your life.
I've decided to write three tanka poem. A tanka poem consists of five lines with a 5-7-5-7-7 pattern.
life's meant to be lived
choose to make ev'ry day count
practice gratitude
create vibrant memories
live well, laugh often, share love
find humor in life
see life through child's perspective
release day's stresses
find time to play, dance, travel
live well, laugh often, share love
choose to love yourself
accept beauty in others
show kindness to all
sprinkle joy everywhere
live well, laugh often, share love
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I like each stanza - and read it twice - to find that my favorite two lines were: "life's meant to be lived
ReplyDeletechoose to make ev'ry day count"
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Thank you, Prior! I'm happy those lines resonated with you. Thanks for stopping by. :-)
Delete"choose to love yourself" -- sometimes that's the hardest thing of all, isn't it?
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Yes, it is! Thanks for visiting! :-)
DeleteBeautiful Tanka series and this credo is wonderful! We do need to live, love, and laugh!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Val! I appreciate you stopping by. :-)
DeleteThis is beautiful Yvette. If we all lived by this credo, life would be better for everyone.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kerfe! I appreciate your visit. :-)
DeleteExcellent philosophy to live by. The tanka form was a good choice. Well done.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rall! I appreciate you stopping by. :-)
DeleteFantastic, Yvette. I think I'll adopt the stanza as my mantra for the day!
ReplyDeleteYou honor me with your words, Jan! Thank you! :-)
DeleteThis is wonderful Yvette
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kim! I appreciate your visit. :-)
DeleteWhile the tone is playful, the message is inherently solid. I really enjoyed this, Yvette.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Violet! I appreciate you stopping by. :-)
DeleteYvette, this is such a beautiful and uplifting piece! The repetition of "live well, laugh often, share love" really ties everything together and gives the poem such a warm, heartfelt flow.
ReplyDeleteMuch love,
David
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Thank you, David! I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for stopping by. :-)
DeleteWonderful words to live by!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Heather! I appreciate you visiting. :-)
DeleteHi Yvette, a delightful set of tanka poems.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Robbie! I appreciate you stopping by. :-)
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