Day 27 — OctWriPoMo — Peony!

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photo taken in 2015

The form is etheree, which consists of 10 lines of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 syllables.

 

Peony!

 

Ah!

The scent!

Peony!

Ginger sweetness

Invades my nostrils

Ants, bees, I, all called to

The olfactory altar

Deep within ruffled rainbows are

The yellow-powdered nuggets, manna

For Lillipution, six-legged kingdoms.

11 Comments Add yours

  1. Cara Hartley's avatar Cara Hartley says:

    Very nicely done! I love the playful feel.

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli says:

      Thanks Cara. It was fun to write it.

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  2. heyannis's avatar heyannis says:

    I read these two lines together: “The olfactory altar/Deep within ruffled rainbows ” Maybe I shouldn’t have, but I did and they struck me. Thank you. xoA

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli says:

      Glad you liked the poem, A.

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  3. “The olfactory altar” … I love that :)

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli says:

      :) glad you love it

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  4. Marian Green's avatar Marian Green says:

    Words joyfully playing on the page- great…

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli says:

      thank you! it was fun to write :)

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  5. da-AL's avatar da-AL says:

    a joy for the sense :)

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli says:

      Glad you enjoyed it :)

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