For W3 this week, where Sadje is the POW
Sadje’s prompt guidelines
- Write an ‘elfchen’ poem;
- Extra challenge: write a second elfchen poem,
which opposes the first one.
An ‘Elfchen’ poem: An elevenie (German: elfchen) is a short
poem with a given pattern. It contains eleven words which are arranged in a specified
order over five rows. Each row has a requirement that can vary.
The typical structure of an elfchen is:
| ROW NUMBER | WORDS IN ROW | ROW CONTENT |
| 1 | 1 | A thought, an object, a color, smell, or the like |
| 2 | 2 | What does the word from the first row do? |
| 3 | 3 | Where or how is the word of row 1? |
| 4 | 4 | What do you mean? |
| 5 | 1 | Conclusion: What is the outcome? |
Here’s my offering:
I
babies
tiny creatures
teach you tenderness
always excite a smile
special
II
newborns
helpless humans
of diminutive size
grow your heart tenfold
cuteness
III
offspring
placid rivulet
follow the sun
flow into society’s ocean
generation
IV
elevenie
short poems
five endearing lines
wealth of winsome possibilities
creativity
© selma
Thanks for the fun prompt, Sadje, and thanks for reading, everyone. Scattering blessings on your week.
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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Ingenious and lovely at the same time!🌸😊
You’re so sweet for saying that, dear Aaysid. Blessing you. xoxo
It is always a pleasure, Selma.😊💖
Brilliant poems, I love the form of them.
It’s my first time encountering the form. I liked it. Thanks, for visiting and commenting. xoxo
No worries 👍
Thanks a lot Selma for giving us so many lovely Elfchens. All carry a beautiful message.
I’m so pleased you enjoyed them, dear Sadje. xoxo
❤️❤️❤️
This is a new form for me. Very cool! Great poems, Selma!
Yvette M Calleiro 🙂
http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com
Another new form. So we have another lovely form at our disposal. How rich we are. xoxo Thanks, dear Yve.
Wonderful sequence Selma. (K)
I’m happy to know you enjoyed this, dearest K. xoxo
Very sweet poem, Selma. <3 Obviously written by a mother!
From the recesses of my heart to yours, dear one. I bless you. xoxo
So sweet & cool poem.
Happy to know you enjoyed it, Raj.
Hooray for babies! <3
And also – I love the line
~David
Aren’t babies the greatest human equalizers? Golly, I answer yes. Thanks, David. xo
Hi, Selma <3
Just wanna let you know that this week's W3 prompt, hosted by our beloved Punam, is now live:
https://skepticskaddish.com/2023/05/17/w3-prompt-55-weave-written-weekly/
Enjoy!
Much love,
David
David. You’re the sweetest for taking the time to let me know. I already love W3 challenge and your audience and then your individual nudge and I melt. I’ll be there. 😉 💕
*hug* ~ you’re the sweetest, Selma
Fun!
Thanks, dear Ruth. Hope all is well. I am thinking of you…
so very lovely, Selma🤍
Thank you, dear Destiny.
Aww, they’re adorable. The poems and the one’s addressed 🥰
Thanks, sweet Aboli. I appreciate the visit. xoxo
What a lovely sequence of elfchens! And who does not adore babies! Selma, you rock! 💖💖
Babies 😘 and they smell so good. Thanks, Punam.
Captured beautifully Selma
It is a happy day when something like that happens. So happy you got it, dear friend. Sending blessings.
Really love all this, but my favorite line is “flow into society’s ocean.” Beautiful!
Thanks. That line came out with a winning smile 😀 —so glad you liked it too. Blessings.
Lovely! I think the third poem has my favorite lines, and the fourth one is brilliant! 🙂
Happy with this comment. Thanks.
A lovely sequence celebrating generations. The final one celebrates this form- and a fine fun form it has been. You’ve used it well.
Thank you, D.Avery, dearest. Glad for your presence. Blessing.
Not one elfchen poem. Not two elfchens, or three — but four! 💗💗💗💗
Sweet of you. Xoxo
I love the way Elfchens are constructed and especially yours, in this case, Selma. I tried writing some as a challenge from a fellow blogger a while back, but I didn’t do half as good a job as you’ve done with yours here. My favourite one of yours is –
“newborns
helpless humans
of diminutive size
grow your heart tenfold
cuteness”
It’s charming, my friend. I love all of them. Xx 💐💕
Hey, Ellie. So pleased to know. It was my first strand and I enjoyed the form. Thanks. Blessings
These are wonderful and so well done Selma. Good thing I’m only having 2 grand babies and not 11.. lol 🥰
Grandbabies. Delicious when that happens. Sniff them for me…
I especially like III.
Rivulets 👏. Thanks for saying, Melissa. Blessings.