Hello, beautiful readers! The renovations being done to my house have made my muse hide under the covers, but I keep dragging her out. I'm replacing the tiles in my house after a mold situation, so half my furniture is in a storage container, and my son and I are trying to live in the other half while the tile crew remove and replace my tiles. It's been loud and dusty, and my OCD does not like that everything is out of its given place. I just keep telling myself it will be worth it in the end. So, I'm combining a few prompts because I truly enjoy participating in as many challenges as I can, but I'm not sure I will get to them all this week with all the chaos in my life right now.
For the What Do You See? prompt, Sadje provides us with two pictures and encourages us to write a poem inspired by one (or both of them). I chose the picture below from her prompt. In the #TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge, Melissa introduced us to the hainka, which is a combination of a haiku and tanka. The rules are a little more specific. You can read about them here. And then, for the Moonwashed Weekly Prompt, Eugi provided us with the image above and the poem below. She encourage us to draw inspiration from the image or her words. Here is her poem:
appeal intertwined
nature's grasp of beauty
balancing bliss
The hainka is a new form for me, so I hope I followed the format well. I've bolded and italicized the words I used from Eugi's poem.
(image credit; Brooke Balentine @ Unsplash)
nature's beauty warms
cold concrete on wintry morn
with splash of color
emotions teeter
I seek out balancing bliss
nature's beauty warms
sunflowers rise and face sun
chaos quietly calms down
Would you like to write a poem for one of these prompts? Click the links below:
What Do You See? prompt
You’ve done it so beautifully Yvette. I love your lovely poem. Thank you for joining in.
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Thank you, Sadje! I appreciate your kind words. :-)
DeleteYou did a great job of blending nature and the human aspect in this, Yvette.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Violet! I appreciate your visit. :-)
DeleteI hope your renovations are completed soon!
ReplyDeleteNature does provide calm amidst the chaos.
It's a big project, so I've got another 5-6 weeks to go. I'm focusing on one day at a time so I don't go crazy. Lol! Thanks for visiting, Kerfe! :-)
DeleteChaos quietly calms down. It is such a soothing line.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Reena! I appreciate you visiting. :-)
DeleteYes, the chaos will be worth it in the end. Love both poems, but especially the hainka. That's a format I've never seen before.
ReplyDeleteIt is new to me as well, Jan! Thanks for stopping by. :-)
DeleteSunflowers always make me smile.🌻
ReplyDeleteThey make me smile as well, Melissa! I appreciate your visit. :-)
DeleteYou did a great job, Yvette! Love them both! And I'm sure the chaos will be worth it in the end.
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I'm sure it will be as well, Lauren! The inconvenience is just a small snippet in time compared to the decades I plan to enjoy it. Thanks for stopping by. :-)
DeleteBeautiful poetry, Yvette, and lovely take on the prompts. Good luck with the renovations. - Eugi
ReplyDeleteThank you, Eugi! I appreciate your visit. :-)
DeleteI haven't had much luck with sunflowers... but I might try again.
ReplyDeleteI also understand about house issues. We had to have some hard wood replaced, carpet replaced, and walls sealed and repainted because of icemaker - which is now disconnected!!
Yeah, I had a leak, which caused mold in my walls and under my floor. It's been quite a mission. Thanks for sharing, Jules! :-)
DeleteBeautiful take, Yvette.
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping by! :-)
DeleteHow lovely, Yvi! You know I love those sunflowers!! 🌻
ReplyDeleteYes, I do! Thanks for visiting, Colleen! :-)
DeleteBeautiful and complex post! I loved "chaos quietly calms down" :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for commenting! :-)
DeleteLovely, Yvette. I love how you interconnected nature with human emotions. ❤️
ReplyDeleteThank you, Gwen! I appreciate you stopping by. :-)
DeleteThank you, Willow! I appreciate your visit. :-)
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful! Love that second one.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sara! I appreciate your visiting. :-)
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