Hello, beautiful readers! It's been a bit of a rough week for me. My mother now has pneumonia, and I've been dealing horrible headaches. So, writing poetry was put on a shelf this week (except for my daily haikus, and even those have suffered...lol!). I hosted at #TankaTuesday this week, so I am going to attempt to create a poem this week.
My prompt focused on mental wellness or the lack thereof since this month is National Mental Wellness Month. I decided to write a choka, which is a nine-line poem with a syllabic pattern of 5-7-7-5-7-5-7-7-7.
(image courtesy of @JosepMonter on Pixabay)
Overcoming Grief
a broken heart mourns
haunting questions of what if
feelings of unworthiness
depression sets in ~
I let go of what once was
embrace harmony
allow past to rest in peace
rebuild confidence in self
enter my future with hope
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I am so sorry to hear your mom is battling pneumonia. Prayers for healing. The poem is poignant and describes a few of the feelings in the aftermath of losing a loved one.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your healing prayers, Jan! :-)
DeleteHope your Mum gets better soon. Thinking of you. We see on the news you have freezing weather over there. Keep warm, take care I like the choka form. Thanks for the intro...will give it a shot.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rall! It is freezing over here. I cannot remember a time when it ever dipped into the 30s. It is snowing in parts of central Florida. It's crazy!
DeleteI am sorry to hear your mom is ill, Yvette. I am sending prayers and healing vibes. Lovely and poignant poem, my friend.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the healing energy, Eugi. I appreciate you visiting. :-)
DeleteSending prayers for all the healing to go smoothly. Lovely form you chose. Thanks for the prompt and the lovely poem. Blessings, Yvette. Xo, Selma
ReplyDeleteThank you, Selma! I appreciate your prayers for my mom. :-)
DeleteHope your mother comes through that, awful. I love the idea of letting the past rest in peace.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Paul! I appreciate your well wishes. My mom is doing slightly better, thank goodness!
Delete"I let go of what once was
ReplyDeleteembrace harmony
allow past to rest in peace
rebuild confidence in self
enter my future with hope"
May your Mom and your own health improve quickly and with comfort.
Your last lines are so full of depth and apply to all of us.
Thank you, Jules! I appreciate your kind words and well wishes. :-)
DeleteI hope your mom is doing better, Yvi. Your poem is fabulous! My daughter is freezing in Florida too! ❄️
ReplyDeleteThank you, Colleen! She is on the mend, thank goodness! My fingers are numb. I don't do cold. Lol! I appreciate you stopping by. :-)
DeletePraying for your mom, Yvette. Sending hugs xo
ReplyDeleteThank you, Denise! I appreciate your prayers. :-)
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