Some words we like
Others not so much
These days it’s true
There’s one word
No one wants to hear
“CoronaVirus”
We can’t stop our ears
From hearing it’s sound
Or close our eyes
To block it from sight
But we can focus
Our minds to not dwell
On this dismal word
We can use prayer
To ask for our God’s help
And for His wisdom
And strength at this time
Syllabic Verse
Praying this word is soon no longer part of our vocabulary.
Last night
The sun painted
The western sky orange red,
While fingers plucked harp strings
Inside.
Soothing sounds enveloped my ears,
Drowning out the darkness
Of reality
Outside.
A home
Just blocks away,
While my ears heard sweet words,
Others were being torn apart
Inside,
As the blackness of a cold heart,
Unleased its bitterness,
Drowning a soul
In tears.
Double Butterfly Cinquain
Planting mustard seeds
On my knees, moving mountains,
Breaking down barriers.
Senryu
Believe and Pray:
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. Matthew 17:20 KJV
Slack—Slake
Don’t slack—Do slake
Be a slaker, not a slacker
Do you see? Drop the C, and then add an E
Slake it
Cinquain
Slake is “The Word of the Day” at dictionary.com
“Slake means “to lessen or allay something by satisfying it.” While we can slake our curiosity, desire, hunger, or anger, we most commonly say we slake our thirst.
Slake comes from Middle English slaken “to mitigate, allay, moderate, lessen one’s efforts,” from Old English slacian “to slacken.” Old English slacian is a verb based off the adjective sleac, slæc, variously meaning “loose, lazy, careless, sluggish, lax (of conduct),” which by Middle English (as slac, slak) narrowed to the sense of “loose, not tight,” the principal sense of its modern form, slack, today.
Old English sleac (via Germanic slak-) derives from the Proto-Indo-European root (s)lēg-, which, in its Latin variants, ultimately yielded such English words as languid, languish, lax, lease, release, and relax.
Once again, etymology offers an important life lesson: it’s best not to languish, so slake your thirst—with a beverage of your choice—and relax, but don’t be too lax about it and slack off.”
Word Origin—quoted from Dictionary.com)
Twas just a few words
They caused a mind to think
A seed was planted
Senryu
Words are also seeds, and when dropped into the invisible spiritual substance, they grow and bring forth after their kind. –Charles Fillmore
(So then, be sure the words you speak are good words)
Splotch and spot
Feasted, fed, eat, ate
Synonyms
Within words
Kangaroo words hold their own
Can you find joeys?
Shadorma
Kangaroo Word Definition and Examples in English
Paper houses
Filled with ink pens
Abundantly
Inscribing
Copious amounts of words
On every wall
Shadorma
This poem was inspired by a note my Creative Writing Instructor emailed to me after I submitted my final portfolio to him for grading this semester.
He gave me a A as my final grade, plus said I had a gift for writing, was a very prolific writer, and was a great storyteller.
It was a blessing and encouragement to hear that, as he is not only an instructor, but also quite an accomplished and published writer himself.
No one has ever called me “prolific” before, except God did say: in Psalm 92:14 that “They shall still bear fruit in old age; They shall be fresh and flourishing,” (prolific means fruitful or abundant) and I have always believed upon that verse for myself.
So thank you God for blessing me with a prolific writing ability. I pray I can use it to bring You glory.
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Words melt like Butter
Rough Sandpaper heart brings
Tears like Raindrops
Syllabic Verse
NaPoWriMo 2019–Day 30–Prompt: Minimalistic Poem mentioned words were Butter, Sandpaper, Raindrop
Today
I live in a dictionary
With words as house mates
We’re building
Together
A poem
Called Meta
Composed of verses
It alphabetically speaks
In words
Reverse Mirror Cinquain/Meta poem
(One definition of Meta is: “pertaining to or noting an abstract, high-level analysis or commentary, especially one that consciously references something of its own type.”)
#NaPoWriMo 2019–Day 28–Prompt: write a Meta Poem
A slip of the tongue
Brings heartache if
Careless words are spoken and
Damage can be done to a tender heart.
Even if you apologize and ask
Forgiveness theres no
Getting the words back once they’re spoken.
Honestly, words can be like arrows that
Inflict pain if they are
Judging words, but if they are
Kind words, spoken in
Love with true
Meaning and compassion behind them,
Not only will they do good, but they might
Open the door to end someone’s
Pain, or help someone
Quit a bad habit.
Remember to think before you
Speak, and
Try to always choose
Uplifting words that will bring
Victory into someone’s life, for
Words are powerful!
X-ray each one for harmful effects before
You speak it, for we all need to be
Zealous to make sure our words are good.
Abecedarian
