Ok, dear sweet hearts, I prepared for you a 6-lined Gogyohka, which I wrote
specifically for Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge No. 281 at Word Craft, where
the photo to inspire us is provided by Willow this week for Ekphrastic poetry.
It’s a lovely photograph, but after spending way too much time trying to add
the photo to this post, I’m giving up and adding one of my own from pixabay.
Sorry, Willow and Colleen.
I’ll still add it to Mr. Linky as I intend. Please let me
know if I’m best to take it elsewhere.
heavy and drowsy like a field of clover under the July sun with the bees abuzz and the black-eyed Susans in worship of the sun *** © 2022 selmamartin.com
Happy Summer 2022, everyone. Please don’t forget to count your blessings.
Thanks for reading. I hope you enjoyed my words and photograph.
Photo Image by koineloft0 from Pixabay
I’m a simple woman who dares to see the beauty in ordinary. I’d love to connect with you and like pen pals, I want something beautiful to blossom between us. Will you join me? Selma is my middle name. Its meaning—peaceful, complete, are euphoric affirmations I like to think of myself as having. They compliment the joy I feel when I write. I sincerely hope you decide to join me on my writing journey. I Wish You Miracles.
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A lovely poem Selma
Thanks, Sadje. Forgive the late response. XoXo
No worries.
A lovely one Selma. 💕
🙏
Oh, Selma, very evocative images of my childhood! Beautiful! <3
It is beautiful. You know that I used it in place of the week’s photo prompt photo I couldn’t get to work for me. It was very late when I was trying to do that then chose the easy Pixabay way out. Was gonna try again but now I might just leave it as is.
Si glad it spoke to you, Cheryl.
Blessings. Happy Summer…
Beautiful visions of my childhood are evoked in this lovely poem, Selma! <3
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Love the texture Selma, oozes the warmth of a log summers day 😊
Happy you liked it, Deb. 💗
Such a pretty poem, Selma! I love it! 🙂
Aww. Thanks so much for reading. Yve. Happy summering
This poem is magical, Selma! I enjoyed it. 🙂
Thanks for finding it magical. As you are! Xoxo
Dreamy summer vibes! ✨🌞
Michele, dear. Thanks. Happy Summering.
Lovely, Selma! 🥰
Thanks.
Hi Selma I really love your Gogyohka and the photo it is amazing, is it somewhere in Europe. You have caught the essence of the statue and the prompt, very clever.💜
I’m so happy you liked it Willow. Sorry I couldn’t make YOUR photo to work. I struggle so much with photos yet that doesn’t stop me from wanting to participate. Be well dearie. You know— Summertime!
XoXo
I really did like your post Selma no worries about the photo yours is amazing too. Do you know where your photo was taken? 💜
You captured the essence of summer, Selma! Love it. ❤️
Happy Summering, P 💕
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sun worshippers! 😁
Yes. Sun worshippers. Happy summering.
Lovely poem. Essence of summer, dear friend Selma ! 🌷
Thanks, Raj. Stay sweet.
Of course ❤️
I love that you wrote a longer gogyohka and stuck to the shorter word count! Well done, Selma. 💜
Thanks Colleen. Always a pleasure
Happy Summering.
Beautiful, Selma. You’re quite skilled in writing gogyohka. Well done!
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I’m totally ecstatic the words spoke to you. Thanks for the lovely visit. Xoxo
what a wonderful feel to your beautiful gogyohka Selma! Days remembered catching bees are sweet! 💖💖 thank you!
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Yup. It’s the little things we remember always and forever.
Happy Summering, Cindy.
Yes indeed and to you Selma! 💖
Everytime I water my raised garden and see the bees… I thank them. I’ve gotten enough cucumbers to have paid for the plant! 😉
With the house in disarray, I’ve not gotten to reply to your last letter. I hope to work on it soon – Thank you!!
No pressure, dear one. Summers are for spending days daydreaming. I bless you.
Looking up at the sky (while traveling) I was playing ‘What shape is that cloud’ – I saw a koi fish and thought of you 🙂
Aww. Made me smile. I’m thinking of you now too. Stay sweet.
🙂