💡 enflaming me with chutzpah, W3 💡
Torch
Aloe,
you grand bush
candelabra
free to the bees, birds
and moon glow—nature skilled
you with conical spikes to
brighten a lethargic garden;
alone I sit breathing your chutzpah
Torch Aloe, you grand bush candelabra.
*
Torch
Aloe,
you, free bush
candelabra
nature endowed you
with chandelier charms that
enliven a fatigued heart.
It’s unfortunate that today
no one visits to luxuriate.
Torch Aloe, you, free bush candelabra.
© 2024 selmamartin
Written for the W3 Wea’ve Written Weekly prompt. Thanks for having me this week.
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On July 2023, I contributed a few verses in a book of poetry that went on to do better than I anticipated.
In The Shadow of Rainbows: A Collection of Songs of Presence, Publisher Experiments In Fiction, Photographer Kathryn A. LeRoy.
Thanks a million to everyone who lent support to make this experience an unforgettable one. I bless you.
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Excellent poems Selma. Good you see your poems. How are you doing?
Thank do kindly dear Sadje. I’m doing good. Loving my new title of grandma. Life is good.
The flu wiped out the rest of the plans but all’s well. Bless you my friend. Hope you’re well. Too. 🤗
You’re welcome my friend. Enjoy your newly elevated status. Take care 🩷🩷🩷
Loved the poems Selma.
Hope all is good with mum and baby 🙏🏻
Hi Maggie. Bless you. Yes, Mom and baby and daddy are all doing wonderful. God is good. Grandparents too. Life continues.
Hi Selma
Wonderful my friend.
Enjoy every minute of it.
Will. Will. From afar now as the little trio is far now. They brought so much light that I found the jewel residing within me. Unforgettable, Maggie. 🤗
Precious memories to hold Selma 🤗🙏🏻
beautiful words, selma and hope you’re loving being a grandmother –
Hi, sweet Beth. Yes, yes, grandparenthood is good. I can get used to this. Hugs my friend. Bless you
My heart smiles reading this!
Oh my gosh—Your heart smiles. Happy this happened. You make my heart smile too, Annette. Thanks, always.
I enjoyed both poems. Chandelier charms made me smile. What a plant!
It’s a beautiful plant I’ve always liked. Elegant. Happy it made you smile dear friend. Blessings.
Oh this is wonderful!!! I love both sets of dectina. Well done 👍🏻
Sarah, you are sweet. Happy you liked the poems. Blessings.
Beautiful Dectina Refrains, Selma! Just wonderful!!
Nancy, dearest, I’m delighted you enjoyed these. I like the form I learned from you. Thanks so much. Be well dear one. Xo
That makes me so very happy, dear Selma! 😊
You’re so good at this Selma. 💕
Congrats on becoming a grandma 🥳 Keep well xxx
My new title makes me all warm and cozy inside. Thanks Lesley. 🤗
Beautiful, Selma. And, Congratulations on becoming a grandmother. 🙂
Grandmother. Yes. Becoming the SUM of ME 💗 thanks, Kitty
Selma, I love how you brought the Torch Aloe to life with such vibrant imagery. The way you describe its strength and beauty, both in nature and its connection to the world, is so powerful.
BTW, do you still want to avoid become the PoW for W3?
~David
Thanks so very much for the comment dear David. Appreciate you.
POW—I have more time to read now, so if it falls on me, I’ll do it. 🤗 thanks for not ‘castigating’ me for not participating as I should have. Bless you
I would never! I appreciate you being clear about your needs!
hi, Selma❣️
Just wanna let you know that this week’s W3, hosted for the very first time by our lovely Lady Lee, is now live:
https://skepticskaddish.com/2024/12/04/w3-prompt-136-weave-written-weekly/
Enjoy 😁
Much love,
David
Beautiful & love poem. How u doing,Selma 😌