Free Verse, Poem

Before Dawn

Written for dVerse Prosery: T.S. Eliot and
J. Alfred Prufrock
. Bjรถrn, our host, challenges
us to write a poem of 144 words including the
highlighted line from โ€œThe Love Song of
J. Alfred Prufrockโ€
. Here is my poem.

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Cinquain, Poem

Dawn

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #10.
Our inspiration word is โ€œtreasureโ€.
ย Hereโ€™s where my thoughts went.

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Ovi Poem, Poem

Another Tomorrow

Written for Ovi Poetry Challenge #98.
This weekโ€™s inspiration word is
โ€œsurviveโ€. Keeping with the yearโ€™s
theme of positivity, this is my Ovi.

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Ovi Poem

In The Wind: An Ovi

Written for Ovi Poetry Challenge #95.
This weekโ€™s inspiration word is
โ€œunderstandโ€. Keeping with the yearโ€™s
theme of positivity, this is my Ovi.

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Ovi Poem

Family Tree

Written for Ovi Poetry Challenge #91.
This weekโ€™s inspiration word is
โ€œwisdomโ€. Keeping with the yearโ€™s
theme of positivity, this is my Ovi.

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Ovi Poem

To Soothe The Savage Breast: An Ovi

Written for Ovi Poetry Challenge #76.
This weekโ€™s inspiration word is โ€œcalmโ€.
Take a nice deep breath. This is my Ovi.

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Dectina Refrain, Haiku

Let In Calm: Dectina Refrain and Haiku

Written for Moonwashed Weekly Prompt (“hope for”)
and Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge (“impatience).
Here is my Dectina Refrain followed by a Haiku.

Image by Ingo Jakubke from Pixabay 

Fret,
Worry,
Useless fears
Swirl in our brains
Dance of impatience
When all we should hope for
Is a peaceful mind and heart
Every day is its own journey
Our destination is preordained
Fret, worry, useless fears swirl in our brains

The journey is short
No time for useless worry
Be still, let in calm

NARยฉ2024

Dectina Refrain:
This refrain is written as follows:
1stย line โ€“ 1 syllable, 2ndย line โ€“ 2 syllables
3rdย line โ€“ 3 syllables, and so on for 9 lines;
the 10thย line is comprised of the first four lines

as one stand-alone line.

This is the extraordinary โ€œBridge Over Troubled Waterโ€ by Simon and Garfunkel

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