Hello, beautiful readers! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. I know I did. I celebrated one of my closest friend's birthday on Friday. On Saturday, I attended the Louder Than a Bomb team finals slam poetry competition, which was amazing! And yesterday, I spent a beautiful day at the beach. What made the weekend even more special is that my son came home from college for the next month. It feels so good to wrap my arms around him again.
Today, I'm participating in Wea've Written Weekly (W3) Prompt #208. Nancy invites us to write a poem using rhyming couplets (two lines that rhyme) that gives instructions for something. I decided to write about happiness.
A Recipe for Smiles
to make happiness stick
you need to lay it on thick
sprinkle sunshine's rays
into all your days
give up all the whining
and find the silver lining
when you are visited by doubt
kick that sucker out
see life through the eyes of a child
let your imagination run wild
find gratitude in everything
give your heart permission to sing
make sadness out of style
by remembering to smile
Would you like to write a poem for this prompt? Join us here.
Yvette, I like “kick that sucker out” because it sounds like you’re fighting your bad mood like a ninja, and it makes me laugh while also kind of wanting to try it!
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David
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Thank you, David! I'm so happy I was able to give you space to laugh. Thanks for stopping by! :-)
DeleteNow THAT is what I call the perfect recipe!
ReplyDeleteAw, thank you, Violet! I appreciate your visit. :-)
DeleteYvette, I love your poem for a number of reasons .... it's simplicity, it's truthfulness, and it's humor, just to name a few. There are very few things in life that we can completely control, and one of them is happiness. No matter what else may be going on in our lives, we can always bring happiness to ourselves and to each other. I felt every verse as I read your poem. It's a wonderfully delicious recipe! Congratulations .... I have chosen you as our next POW!
ReplyDeleteOh, wow! I am honored, Nancy! I'm so happy you enjoyed my poem. Thank you for choosing me this week. It's my first time to be chosen. I appreciate it! :-)
DeleteYvette,
ReplyDeleteMazal tov!
Nancy has selected you as our PoW (Poet of the Week) for W3 this week, and I just emailed you 'next steps'. If you haven't received an email from (sometimes my emails end up in people's spam folders), please email me directly at:
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Much love,
David
SkepticsKaddish.com
Thank you, David! I just replied to your email. I appreciate the opportunity. :-)
DeleteHow wonderful to have your son home from college! I absolutely LOVE this poem. It is so positive and uplifting! Great advice, too.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jan! I am thrilled to have him home and brightening my space again. Thanks for visiting! :-)
Deletehi, Yvette❣️
ReplyDeleteJust wanna let you know that your W3 is now live:
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Much love,
David
Thank you, David! I look forward to reading the poems everyone creates. :-)
DeleteYvette, this is such a perfect recipe - I love it 💞. (Sorry late comment I don’t get notifications of your posts and thought I had caught up on Mr Linky..)
ReplyDeleteI was a late add. No worries, Suzanne! I appreciate you stopping by! :-)
DeleteYvette, your recipe poem is positively brilliant. We should all have a copy of it to frame on our wall it’s so inspiring. Congrats on being the Poet of the Week 👏
ReplyDeleteAw, thank you, Lesley! That is such high praise, and I am truly honored. Thank you for making me smile! :-)
DeleteLovely poem, Yvette.
ReplyDeleteThank you for visiting! :-)
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