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Hello, beautiful readers! Today, I am combining two challenges. The first one comes from #TankaTuesday, where Selma invites us to write a syllabic poem focused on joy. Within the poem, we need to include a kigo (seasonal) word within the poem. I've bolded and italiziced my kigo words. I chose to write a Reverse Etheree, which is a poem with ten lines and a syllabication pattern of 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1.

 Coincidentally, Wea've Written Weekly also lent itself to the theme of joy. Dennis Johnstone invited us to write a poem that invites the reader toward a single abstract noun, in my case - joy. The poem cannot mention the noun until the final line. Each line should describe the noun, leading the reader to the revelation at the end.

(image courtesy of @JillWellington on Pixabay)

Choose Happiness

because hearts feel lighter with ev'ry smile

the spring's warmth chases away the cold

a baby's laughter ricochets

because dancing lifts the soul

trips create memories

kisses make hearts skip

and just because

it matters

embrace

joy

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