Hello, beautiful readers! Another busy week for me, but finally, it was in a great way! After months of dealing with a nightmare of a contractor, my kitchen is finally complete. Also, my parents came down to visit, and we had a wonderful dinner with my siblings to celebrate my dad's 80th birthday. Still, as they were staying at my house, it left me no time for much of anything else. They left this morning for a cruise, and since my weekend is beyond packed, I figured I'd use this time to try to write a poem.
I've missed so many wonderful prompts lately and wanted to partake in as many as I could. Luckily, four of them all seemed to have the same theme for me: love. (Or, at least, I made it fit...lol!) Melissa's Flash Fiction Fandango Challenge, Sadje's What Do You See? prompt, and #TankaTuesday's Poetry Challenge all provided images that reminded me of love. We'ave Written Weekly (W3) encouraged us to write a poem of 8-16 lines with internal rhyme. So, I chose to write a Nonet, which consists of nine lines and added internal rhyme to some of the lines.
The Answer Is...
magical charms within someone's arms
simple caress softens the soul
loving touch warms the heart much
days shine bright with a smile
sweet nothing whispers
tender kisses
hands held and
warm hugs
love
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Image Credit Photo 1 - "Dream Your Joy Oracle Cards' by Judy Mastrangelo
Image Credit Photo 2 - Hannes Richter on Unsplash
Image Credit Photo 3 - C Valdez on Unsplash
This is such a beautiful poem Yvette. Loved how ingeniously you’ve fitted so many prompts/ challenges into one poem. Thanks for joining in.
ReplyDeleteI’m glad that the kitchen renovation project is done and your parents visited you. Have a great weekend.
Sadje
Thank you, Sadje! I appreciate your visit. :-)
DeleteA lovely poem.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Heather! I appreciate you stopping by. :-)
DeleteThis is stunning writing, Yvi. I love how you mashed up all the challenges. YOU must be celebrating the house renovations! WOO HOO! 🙌
ReplyDeleteI am beyond excited that the renovations are over. Thank you for visiting, Colleen! :-)
DeleteNow you can spend some time enjoying your beautiful home. 🏠
DeleteThe poem and koalas go together very well 👏
ReplyDeleteI thought so, too, Shaun! Thanks for visiting! :-)
DeleteAmazing use of all the prompts!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Val! I appreciate your visit. :-)
Deletelovely!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Artie! I appreciate your visit. :-)
DeleteSuch a lovely poem, Yvette!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Chris! I appreciate you visiting. :-)
DeleteLovely Yvette, and well done to fit all these prompts, and so glad life is feeling good 💞
ReplyDeleteThank you, Suzanne! I appreciate you stopping by. :-)
DeleteOh so lovely !
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rall! I appreciate your visit. :-)
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DeleteLove indeed, and that caress always softens the soul, my soul ❤️
ReplyDeleteYes, it does! Thanks for visiting, Paul! :-)
DeleteBeautiful, Yvette!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sara! I appreciate your visit. :-)
DeleteYou've compressed so much within one poem, Yvette! So skillful! Love your Nonet.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Balroop! I appreciate you stopping by. :-)
DeleteYvette, that line “magical charms within someone’s arms” really pulled me in — it feels so soft and steady in a way I needed today. 💛
ReplyDeleteMuch love,
David
SkepticsKaddish.com
I'm so happy you connected with it, David! Thanks for sharing that with me. :-)
Deletehi, Yvette❣️
ReplyDeleteJust wanna let you know that this week's W3, hosted by our beloved Dennis, is now live:
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Much love,
David
SkepticsKaddish.com
I hope to write a poem this weekend. Thanks for letting me know. :-)
DeleteYou did a great job with this poem, Yvette. Glad to know your kitchen is done. I went through kitchen renovations a few years ago. Awful! Robbie
ReplyDeleteIt truly is, Robbie! I'm happy it's over. Thanks for visiting! :-)
DeleteA lovely mash up. Glad you had a wonderful visit!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jules! I appreciate your visit. :-)
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