Written for W3 Prompt #110: Wea’ve Written Weekly Posted on June 5, 2024. Congratulations to this week’s PoW 🎉
Okie dokie ~ Let’s do this thing!
I. The prompt poem:
‘Earth’s Heart’, a poem by D. Avery
II. Deanna’s prompt guidelines
The Fibonacci Sequence is the series of numbers: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, …
This sequence gives the Golden Ratio, or divine proportion, seen in nature, art, and architecture.
• FORM: Compose a ‘Fib’ poem (created by Gregory K. Pincus), which is a six-line poem of 1,1,2,3,5,8 syllables).
• VARIATIONS:
1. Write as few or as many lines as you wish, as long as your syllable count is based upon the Fibonacci Sequence (1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, etc.).
2. You may write more than one stanza, repeating the amount of lines of your first stanza.
• THEME: Write about a spiral; spiral shapes in nature or art, or perhaps a more figurative or metaphorical spiral.
Submissions are open for 5 days, until Monday, June 10, 10:00 AM (GMT+2)
fare
well
to Prague:
beautiful
holiday, strength shift
tried to remind self: don't think, don't
think
a
bout sick
compassion—
free of that sickness
infected with sweet lightness of
be-
ing
hit by
nothing so
heavy as hundred
echoes in conscience stood ashamed
erasure poetry created © selma
pg 31 Milan Kundera’s book.
I’m re reading Milan Kundera’s The Unbearable Lightness of Being. The three lines
in Fib form are intended as erasure poetry but this time you’ll get only the
words because I’m too lazy and my copy machine is not working. 😣 I chose from
section 15 where Tereza just left Tomas in Prague and he’s just spent a curious
melancholic weekend:
“During those two beautiful days of melancholy, his compassion (that curse of
emotional telepathy) had taken a holiday. It had slept the sound Sunday sleep
of a miner, who after a hard week‘s work, needs to gather strength for his
Monday shift.” ~ excerpt from the book.
He’s conflicted, trying to get to grips with how he feels. About marriage.
About going after Tereza. About his polyamory lifestyle. But… But in the end…
farewell to Prague: beautiful
holiday, strength shift.
Tried to remind self: don't think, don't think about sick compassion—
free of that sickness infected with sweet lightness of being—hit by
nothing so heavy as hundred
echoes in conscience stood ashamed
🤗 Thanks for reading. Happy weekend to all. 🤗
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Thanks for reading, Beth.
A profound poem Selma
Indeed it is so. Thanks Sadje.
You’re welcome
Beautifully done, Selma. I like your addition of the photo of the music sheet. It is incredible of journeys bring us home to the self and those ‘echoes in conscience.’
That photo that asks, Muss en sein? It spoke to me. Thanks for appreciating the inclusion of the photo, Suzette. And echoes of conscience. Thank You dearly. Blessings.
You are most welcome, Selma. Have a good one!
Thank you again, And blessings to you as well Selma!
So well done, Selma.. your words that spiral into a piece of art and blessing💕
Spiraling I was. Hope I didn’t get anyone dizzy. Thanks for reading and enjoying this, dear Cindy. Have a phenomenal weekend. Get a good shut eye so you don’t need the tape or toothpicks. Remember, we’re past our prime when it comes to babies… so don’t overdo it in that department, sweet lady. Take care. Blessings.
yeah… uhm… wow! I really love what you did with the text, Selma. That’s so out-of-the-box! Love it!
~David
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Lovely! The last line hits powerfully.
So pleased to know you liked those last lines, friend. Bless you for reading. (Hugs)
Powerful words written in poem. Selma
Thank you, Raj, I appreciate you reading and commenting. Hope all is well with you. Take care.
Dear Selma, your writing always has a gentle tone that transports me. Thank you.
🤗 my friend.
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This erasure poem looks and sounds so cool on the page. What an interesting take on the prompt.
Wonderful! You reminded me that I wanted to read that book and never got around to it.
hi, Selma 👋🏻
This week’s W3, hosted by the brilliant Robbie Cheadle, is now live!
https://skepticskaddish.com/2024/06/12/w3-prompt-111-weave-written-weekly/
Much love,
David
P.S. Sorry for the delayed post – today was a Jewish holiday so I got my scheduling confused.
I saw that. Thanks for this special courtesy. You’re a real gentleman. I appreciate you. Will write to the prompt. 🤗
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