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Hurl Me to The Moon #TankaTuesday #PoetsChoice #Etheree

At Coleen Chesebro’s Tanka Tuesday, the first week calls for the poet’s choice. My choice this week is an Etheree: a poem that consists of ten lines of 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 lovely syllables. This one includes the syllabic form in reverse order as well. I hope you enjoy it, as it was fun to write it. Hurl me to the moon to never return, lest I get my act together.

HURL ME TO THE MOON

aye
rid me
finally
of all fancy
in recitations
to go visit the moon
send those more learned, more gifted
pray I instead: make me evolve
rooted, sharpened, attuned with the earth
grant me wisdom to know how to do it
with what I have, firm in my nucleus
adjusted, more mooned with Mother Earth
steadfast to do what's right for her
grit to be queasy at times
sharp to my life's purpose
in transient moments
with roots grown deep,
otherwise
hurl me
far

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Let me become so in sync with Mother Earth that I become her.

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THANKS FOR READING,
I wish you miracles.

Selma Martin
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    1. Selma Martin

      So pleased to know you found it to your liking sweet lady. Thanks so much for the encouragement.
      Be well, dear one. I wish you miracles.

  1. Markie Doczi

    I enjoyed this! The title drew me in. Very nice job❤

    1. Selma Martin

      Yay, I did something right today. May the force always be with me– and with you as well, Markie. Good night. You have a wonderful Thursday. xoxo

  2. jazzytower

    This is such a fun read! Nicely done 🙂

    Pat

    1. Selma Martin

      Thanks for reading, And commenting, Jazzy. Fun, you say— yes. Thanks. It was fun writing it. Blessings.

  3. Jules

    I think human’s became troubled when they were gifted with fire.
    May we learn to use all our efforts to save the planet… yet cycles continue in time.
    And some time we may just be hurled to the moon to live there.
    (Just perhaps not in our lifetimes.)

    1. Selma Martin

      You agree then, Jules. If we don’t take care of Mother, we should be hurled far and made to live on the moon. Thanks.
      😂 👏

      1. Jules

        I’m not sure the moon would appreciate full time human beans! 😀

        1. Selma Martin

          Right you are. The moon wouldn’t like those beans. And the beans wouldn’t survive it either. So then what?!
          One must atone and change to continue living in planet earth.
          That’s the whole point!
          Thanks for your valuable time.
          Be well, Jules. Blessings.

  4. Colleen M. Chesebro

    Selma, this double Etheree is fabulous. I love this: “Let me become so in sync with Mother Earth that I become her.” Brilliant! <3

    1. Selma Martin

      Love your comment, Colleen. Glad about how the poem came about.

      I thought I could have turned that last part into a 5-7-5 haiku but after I’d published. 😂 oh well
      Thanks for the comment. Be well. Blessings.

      1. Colleen M. Chesebro

        It’s fun to experiment, Selma. I agree. That would have been an excellent haiku inspired poem. ❤️

  5. Elizabeth

    This is a beautiful poem, Selma! Grounding and being present!

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