Hello friends. This week’s W3 Prompt #117 hosted by our beloved Sadje, is where the
party’s at. Please take a look:
Details:
I. The prompt poem:
‘What amuses me?’, a poem by Sadje
II. Sadje’s prompt guidelines
• Form: Biolet
• Theme: Love/Hate
Biolet?
The Biolet is a six-line poem; the first two lines are repeated as the last two lines,
however in reverse.
The rhyme scheme can be expressed as ABbaBA
(with the capital letters representing the repeated lines).
The length of the lines can be in iambic tetrameter (8 syllables),
iambic pentameter (10 syllables),
iambic hexameter (12 syllables),
or in unmetered lines of random lengths.
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quinella
love you give away, tenfold will multiply
hate you manifest, all joys will nullify
your day will flyby, ever preoccupied
never a contented day will you descry
hate you manifest, all joys will nullify
love you give away, tenfold will multiply
you will seldom reap a day of pure leisure
lamentations will linger and stifle growth
lest you open up and make a solemn oath
to bow to hope and love in equal measures
lamentations will linger and stifle growth
you will seldom reap a day of pure leisure
love you give away, tenfold will multiply
the hate you manifest, all joys will dissolve
of everything in life, most precious is love
everything besides, your heart will mummify
the hate you manifest, all joys will dissolve
love you give away, tenfold will multiply
Copyright ©️ selma 2024
Thank you for reading
FYI (and mine):
quinella
[kee-nel-uh, kwi-]
NOUN
- a type of bet, especially on horse races, in which the bettor, in order
to win, must select the first- and second-place finishers without specifying
their order of finishing.
- a race in which such bets are made
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BTW,
first came the entire poem
second came the poem's title
third came the featured image
Thanks for reading.
Stay in the shade and enjoy your weekend.
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What a beautiful and sincere message in your expertly crafted quinella, Selma.
“love you give away, tenfold will multiply…” is a powerful truth.
Suzette, dearest. Thanks for finding it of some value. ‘ppreciate ya’ 😉
Always a pleasure, Selma. Have a good one!
This poem creates strong and compelling contrasts, Selma.
Love and hate contrasts, yes. Thanks, Robbie
“of everything in life, most precious is love”❤️
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Wow! One is hard and you wrote 3. Awesome poetry dear friend
Happy you liked, Sadje. 🤗
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You’ve beautifully and poetically summed up joyful and peaceful living. 💖
It’s an easy recipe to follow methinks. 😆 thanks dearly for reading this one too dear friend.
Saw your thunderstorm story on IG. Hope it cooled things down some. Bee cool 🤗
Beautiful written poem! Selma!
Thanks. 😊
A sparkling biolet, sparkling with beauty and wisdom. Your words and the form combined form a path of release, retracing thoughts and creating a space for peace. So well done, Selma. A blessing to read.🙏🏽💐🥰
Dora, thanks for the blessing come to me through this comment. Be well, my friend. In the shade, be cool. ((hugs))
Powerful and endearing message.
So happy you read. Xoxo
Beautiful! And so true… Thank you
Your poetry is beautiful with a profound message, Selma. Another new form of poetry to me. xo
Lauren thanks so much for reading & commenting. You’d love this form. And you’d be so good too. You’re so good anyway. 👏🏽 👏🏽 be well Lauren dear.
You’re so welcome, Selma, and you’re too sweet. I’ll try it sometime. I’ve been away from blogging for two months, but have returned with two posts, and it’s good to be back. I linked you in my post from a couple of days ago, but maybe it didn’t work. WordPress, sigh. Anyway, take good care. 🩷🌷
Your biolets is amazing in threefold, Selma. Brava! 👏❤️
You’re too kind Lesley. Bee well
Truly lovely and true. Fantastic, Selma <3
~David
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hi, Selma❣️
Just letting you know that this week’s W3, hosted by our beloved Punam, is now live:
https://skepticskaddish.com/2024/07/31/w3-prompt-118-weave-written-weekly/
Enjoy 😁
Much love,
David
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*hug*
Three Cheers to a peaceful life!
Linda xx
Yes, three cheers to a peaceful life. Be well, Bee cool, Linda. Sending hugs.
🌞hugs gratefully accepted!