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. :-)
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