A gurgling river of bile ran inside her
after their wahooing like female baboons
making copulation calls.
But she was determined to show them
their buffoonery did nothing to her
self-esteem.
Demurely, she slipped to the farthest
picture window, opened it wide and
looked out at the dark sea.
The tall trees made a lovely pattern
against the milky night sky and the
swooshing of the palms,
accompanied by the impressive
ice-breaking whoosh-whooshing
sound of the roiling sea, awakened
her senses to a new ambience
in the beauty of night.
*
wearing cowboy boots
she hears him approaching her
—a smooth, soft clack-tap
copyright ©️ selma
Written for June 19, 2024 at
Okie dokie ~ Let’s do this thing!
I. The prompt poem by this week’s PoW:
‘Fabric of a Muse’, a poem by Jude Itakali
It’s a little bit funny…
II. Jude’s prompt guidelines:
• FORM: Haibun
• POETIC DEVICE: Onomatopoeia (3x)
• THEME: “The Beauty of Night”
According to the Oxford dictionary, onomatopoeia is the ‘formation of a word which describes its sound’. It is a poetic device that adds sound to your poem.
A haibun is a poem that consists of one or more paragraphs of prose written in a concise, imagistic style. The prose is accompanied by one or more haiku.
This week’s challenge is to write a haibunpoem under the theme of “the beauty of night”, and include not one but THREE onomatopoeia words in either your prose or haikus. I encourage you to explore the beauty of night from your own personal experiences, but feel free to indulge in a steamy fiction romance, in nature, philosophy, astronomy, or whatever floats your boat.
Thanks for reading my prose haibun.
And please don’t forget to drop me a message if you wish to read In The Shadow of Rainbows. 😉 💝 🌈
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Arigatou, Beth-san 🙇🏽♀️
Love the ending, who or what is there?
The majestic sea is there my friend. It makes for a perfect night. Swallows petty troubles. Xoxo 😚
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So enjoyed reading Selma ✍️
Thank you 🙏
I love it that you enjoyed, dear Maggie. Thanks so much. I’m encouraged.
You are so very welcome Selma xo
This is great, Selma. I enjoyed it very much.
Thank you very much, Robbie. So glad you enjoyed it.
Very lovely Selma 😉
Thanks. I’m so pleased you liked it. I also enjoyed your words. 🤗
Oh what a delightful poem you have composed for this prompt dear Selma. Lovely my friend! 🥰🥂🤗
I’m pleased to know you found it delightful. A bit vague but that’s what came for this prompt. Thanks so much for reading and commenting. Xoxo
Oh you are so very welcome Selma. You did a lovely job as always my friend. ✍🏼🥰👏🏼
The sounds of the sea make any night beautiful. (K)
I completely agree. The sea is powerful like that. Thanks for reading, dear K. Xoxo
enjoyed this, Selma: the first three lines set the pattern of the smorgasbord of sounds to follow —
John. Thanks for reading and liking it my friend. Isn’t the sea just amazing? Thanks for reading this one too. Blessings.
So interested, I enjoyed that, Selma!
Raj. So happy you enjoyed this one too. Makes me happy to know. 🤗
Thanks,Selma
What a delightful write, Selma!
Gorgeous visuals. The sounds tingle my senses. Wonderful haibun. The ending haiku bowed it off exceptionally.💖
So pleased to hear you say. Glad you enjoyed it. Great prompt. Thank you kind Sir Jude. 🤗
Selma this one is a beauty!! I could see her at the window, hear the ocean, and feel the tension as he approached!
I love that you were right there to hear and see it play out, Val. Thanks always. Sending moving graces. 🤗
Nicely done! Love the vibrant beauty of the sea.
That’s so beautiful that you liked that. Thanks so much. Xoxo
really so lovely, Selma🤍💫
Really so happy you found it so, dear Destiny. Blessings on your new week. Xo
pleasure and to you too🤍🙏💫
Love the sound of the cowboy boots… and the roiling of the sea…
Really enjoyed this, Selma 💞👏
I’m delighted you enjoyed this Lesley. Thanks for saying. Xoxo
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Lovely!
Your first few lines remind me of a visit to the zoo, where those noises were clear for all to hear 😉
And then you took us to a peaceful place, maybe not geographically, but certainly emotionally.
And then another twist, at least for me. How to reconcile cowboy boots with ice-breaking of the roiling sea… It doesn’t match my Texan experience 😉
Beautifully done!
Thanks so very much. Glad you entered the poem like you did. 🤗 (who am I hugging) 🤔
Wowzers ~ such a wonderful piece of fiction, Selma. I love the shift in tone between the beginning and the ending! Perfect!
~David
Hi, Selma! 👋🏼
Just wanna let you know that this week’s W3, hosted by the heartful, lovely Sarah David is now live:
https://skepticskaddish.com/2024/06/26/w3-prompt-113-weave-written-weekly/
Much love,
David
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