Hello, beautiful readers! Happy Saturday! The weather isn't great for the beach, so I'm focusing on pampering myself in other ways, including reading and writing.
Today, I'm combining two poetry challenges. The first comes from Melissa's Fandango Flash Fiction Challenge #393, where Melissa shares the image below. It's hard to see in the image, but the message on the phone says, "Social Media seriously harms your mental health."
The second challenge comes from Wea've Written Weekly (W3) Prompt #228, where Reena invites us to write a pantoum. This form creates multiple four-line stanzas, with each stanza carrying forward two lines into the next stanza. The second and fourth lines become the first and third lines, respectively, of the next stanza. The last stanza brings back the opening stanza's third line as its second line and the first lines as the closing line. Hopefully, I did this correctly!
Rise, Queen!
release your inner queen from her cage
your worth needs no one's validation
embrace the beauty flowing within
you were meant to be uniquely you
your worth needs no one's validation
peel away the layers of self-doubt
you were meant to be uniquely you
attract the energy you deserve
peel away the layers of self-doubt
embrace the beauty flowing within you
attract the energy you deserve
release your inner queen from her cage
Would you like to write a poem for either of these prompts? Click the links below:
Amen, sister!
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting, Melissa! :-)
DeleteBeautiful! May all the Queens succeed ...
ReplyDeleteKeep sending that energy into the world! Thanks for visiting! :-)
DeleteLove the positivity!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Heather! I appreciate your visit. :-)
DeleteWonderful! 👑
ReplyDeleteThank you, Paula! I appreciate you stopping by! :-)
DeleteYvette, I love how “your worth needs no one’s validation” makes this a coronation that requires no audience.
ReplyDeleteMuch love,
David
SkepticsKaddish.com
Thank you, David! I appreciate your visit. :-)
DeleteA beautiful reminder that confidence begins within. I love the circular structure, bringing the poem back to where it began, your inner queen was never gone, only waiting to be set free.
ReplyDeleteYvette, I love your poem and how it is encouraging women to love themselves. And not look to social media for validation 💎 You combined both prompts seamlessly. I see we both had the same idea to write about social media :-).
ReplyDeleteVery powerful Yvette 🙌
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