Grateful Slumber Kisses earthened they let themselves let go and gently land on the face of her who fed them mother energy drained-- her turn to sleep but not till her offspring kiss their goodnights grateful *** © 2021 selmamartin.com
For Colleen Chesebro’s Word Craft: Prose & Poetry where I took
up the prompt to write a butterfly cinquain and include a color:
earth tone– umber, ochre, and sienna. (Taste the rainbow.)
Thanks for the lovely prompt option which made me think of a
story I used to read to my own babies, about a sleep-deprived
mother tucked in by her babies.
Write a butterfly cinquain (2-4-6-8-2-8-6-4-2) and include a color. Remember, colors can be a metaphor for feelings such as someone’s blue when they are sad. Sometimes when we mention a particular flower’s name, it brings the color of the flower to mind. The butterfly cinquain below is a rainbow of flower colors with only one color mentioned. Colors are a great way to show vivid imagery in your poetry. "The Happiness of Flowers" lilacs, red daylilies, lily of the valley, lavender, and delphinium— flowers that bring joyfulness to my heart tending the soil with love, rainfall awards new growth © Colleen M. Chesebro OR Use the two words below: Crinkle & Peddle For the synonyms only poetry challenge, if you write your poem using synonyms, write your poem in the forms defined on the cheat sheet OR from the forms found on Poetscollective.org.
That Book, for ages 4 – 8 years can be purchased on Amazon.
Tucking Mommy in
by Morag Loh and Donna Rawlins
Blog Photo: Author’s Album, Hakone, Nov. 2021.
Thanks for reading. Happy fall and I wish you miracles.
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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Beautiful. I love this, Selma! 💕🙂
Aww. Thanks.
Clever selection…..and real take, matching with the theme, Selma🌺
Aww. You bless me. Thank you.
You are welcome,dear!
Beautiful and simple poem full of meaning and emotions–and the photo, WOW!
Kathryn. Thank you for reading. Glad you liked it. Yes. That picture. Taken just this weekend. Awesome, right? I love this season. stay sweet and safe, my friend. xoxo
Could you please suggest me, which WordPress plan I must buy to get copyright?
Jane, you’re asking me a question that I don’t understand. What do you mean? Copyright of what?
May I know what plan of WordPress you are you using? Because I’m not able to download plugin to get copyright for my site; just to prevent people from copy pasting my content.
People are copy/pasting YOUR words? I’m sad it’s happening to you too. It’s happening to me … so rude!
Someone, anyone, please correct me if I’m wrong, but this is how I understand it:
Copyright protection on a website is for the content on THAT website, and YOU assign copyright.
There is no need to register YOUR original work for it to be copyrighted: as soon as YOU create an original piece of art, for example, YOU have automatic copyright on the resulting work.
Words — if they are YOUR WORDS, or your ORIGINAL work and they sit in a tangible medium of expression — “like on your website,” belong to you!
Again, the content on YOUR website qualifies as intellectual property that can be copyrighted if the work is original, is owned by YOU, (the owner of the website) and is clearly described as such.
Again, YOUR website is protected the minute it goes “live” on a server; you don’t have to register the copyright for it to be effective.
Put a copyright notice on every page of your website, and include the year >> “[Copyright] (you may copy/paste this symbol: The © symbol) [year] [website name].” And update the year regularly.
In addition to being able to assign copyright “rights” to your website, you can also license it, or use it for funding, AND YOU MAY ALSO collect royalties when OTHERS use YOUR copyrighted work.
BUT we bloggers/creatives are a polite bunch of people who respect creativity more than we wish to collect royalties, as we have an unspoken communion with that place that gives rise to words.
We never use other people’s words without proper attribution, always quote our sources— giving the original blogger credit for their work. Always!
This is not only common sense, but the right thing to do.
Hope something I said helps. Be well. I bless you.
Thank you so much!❣️
I just replied. Please check it out, Jane. 💕good night.
Good night,dear😊
Wonderful piece, Selma. Beautifully expressed as always. Love it.💕❤️💕
May I say, stunning work as always! Love the beautiful comparison to a sleep deprived mother tucking in her children- a comparison never thought of before, I’m sure. Succinct and sweet.
Yeah, We’re pen pals!! *Flaunts proudly* 😉
Aww, you may, my pen pal. Stunning are you.
Glad you liked it.
Stay sweet but stay alert because wolf boy is on the prowl again.
How long can I ignore him, I wonder? Reblogging without a heads up is unethical. Lacks human decency and Courtesy for other people’s words.
😤 🤦🏻♀️ 😳 💔
This is a beauty Selma, I’m loving it 💖
Aww. Thanks, doll. ♥️
You’re most welcome 🤗❣️
Selma, this is beautiful! I like that you went with earth tones… that gives such a great mood to your poem. <3
So gently soothing and tender, Selma!
So glad you felt that way. Thanks for reading. xoxo
Beautiful! <3
Aww. XO
It sure works. Very soothing with the earth tones.
Comforting thoughts here, Selma. Never heard of butterfly cinquain but looks like fun!
Gentle leaf kisses… delightful.
Oh my, what an absolutely stunning image – you must have felt like you were wrapped in a sweet fruit – an orange or tangerine perhaps? 😉 wow – just lovely – such is Autumn!
And your poem is so delightful – soft and cradling – a perfect fit to compliment the image, although it more than holds it own very well. 🙂
A lovely tribute to autumn. (K)
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Fantastic, Selma. xoxo
Tnx
Welcome. Always.
Beautiful reminiscence.
Thanks, my friend. You honor by reading TYVM