Today’s challenge is the perfect setting for a cleave poem. you know the rules: read the FIRST COLUMN FIRST, then the second, then ALL THE / way across.
an empty nester’s CHARADE
I AM FIERCE / i am terrified
AN INDEPENDENT WOMAN / of dying alone
I DON’T NEED ANYONE / that you will forget
I AM A SURVIVOR / i existed
LIFE’S CHALLENGES / most importantly
I’VE OVERCOME EACH ONE / i am afraid
I’M A WINNER / you don’t believe
I’M MAKING A MARK / you were the best part
LEAVING A LEGACY / the biggest thing i ever did
FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS / i have loved you fiercely
REMEMBER ME / more than life itself
~kat
August 26th, 2018 at 3:46 pm
This is so beautiful, mother to child ? 💜
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August 26th, 2018 at 3:51 pm
Yes…column 2; column 1 is the face the mother wears for the world. We never know what lies behind a person’s confident smile.
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August 26th, 2018 at 5:09 pm
I know that so well, you obviously know this feeling too🌹
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August 27th, 2018 at 11:49 am
Indeed I do. Hugs Willow! ❤️💜❤️
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August 27th, 2018 at 1:21 pm
😉😀💜💜
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August 26th, 2018 at 4:01 pm
Oh, you so hit that nail! Reblogging to my sister site “Timeless Wisdoms”
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August 26th, 2018 at 10:48 pm
Thank you Ana. It helps to write from experience. 😉😘
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August 26th, 2018 at 11:49 pm
That’s what I tell myself all those misfires and disasters have been! 😋
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August 27th, 2018 at 11:48 am
Me too. Delusion is bliss! 😉
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August 27th, 2018 at 12:12 pm
Isn’t it, though? 😂
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August 28th, 2018 at 7:27 am
🤣😂🤣
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August 26th, 2018 at 4:06 pm
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August 26th, 2018 at 4:16 pm
Brava.. 😎🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀
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August 27th, 2018 at 11:50 am
Thanks Dorna! 🙂
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August 26th, 2018 at 4:38 pm
Wonderful Kat.
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August 27th, 2018 at 11:52 am
Thank you Peter. 🙂
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August 26th, 2018 at 5:11 pm
Fabulous response Kat, thanks so much for adding your thoughts to this prompt.
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August 28th, 2018 at 7:33 am
Beautiful poem
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August 28th, 2018 at 7:48 am
Thank you! 😊
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