lillian is the hostess at d’Verse this evening, where she says:
The prompt for today: write a poem (any form; rhyming or not) that includes the word “shed” or a form of the word.
The offering today is in the form of a diamante.
Shed
rid, cast-off
sloughing, extricating, losing
remove, reject, accept, addition
holding, taking, validating
empowered,reasonable
Claim
Tao Talk 
Renewed
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I like the movement from what I perceive as a bit more negative to the positive. “sloughing” — great word…I even like the sound of it!
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Thank you, lillian.
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From shedding to claiming. I like that movement.
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Thank you, Maggie. I tried to pick a good antonym to go with it for the diamante.
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Sometimes things have to be cast off. Nice photo to go with this.
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Thank you, Frank, yes they do.
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Nice turn-about, Jade, deftly done.
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Thank you, Jane, it is appreciated.
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:)
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Thanks for including the link to the form. Interesting! Love the poem and photo. There’s something weirdly fascinating for me about cicadas. They are so, so ugly, and yet…
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I know what you mean about cicadas, there is a fascination for me also. Their life cycles, their vulnerability, their heralding a particular time of summer. Scary close-up though!
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Many years ago, in Cincinnati, it was the BIG hatching of the things. They aren’t so fascinating when you have to crunch crunch crunch over them on a sidewalk. Singly, kinda cool.
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Some only crawl out of the earth once every 17 years. The idea of crunching them underfoot makes me sad but I realize there were so many unavoidable. One of them got into my house accidentally years ago and was perched by the light over the kitchen sink. I called for help from my sons. They came over. One was able to knock it into a mason jar. The thing went berserk and vibrated itself to death :(
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I think this was the 2008 hatching of the 17 year kind, and yes, there were parts of Cincinnati, particularly where sidewalks were under old trees (which is a large portion of the city), where you couldn’t help but to step on some (or their empty shells). It was more than disturbing. :)
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When you hear that sound they make in the hottest part of the summer, what’s the first thing that comes to your mind?
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I have no idea! (And I just thought about it.) What’s yours?
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We’ve never had an “infestation” so when I hear them I know summer has reached its hottest point. I love the sound of them.
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Love diamanté – well done!
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Thank you, VJ!
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Most welcome.
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I haven’t seen this form before. It’s good to linger over the words, appreciate the progression of meaning.
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glad you are finding something useful/interesting in it
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This was cool Jade, and I liked the way it reversed direction half way through… and I liked the shape… nice post, thanks!
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Thank you, Rob. With that form, at the halfway point, you can continue with a synonym or an antonym. The only ones I’ve done so far are antonyms but may have to try a synonym once to see how it goes…
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By any other name, quite the gem..
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Thank you, Violet.
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Depending on how I read this, I am drawn to reason or perhaps compelled to embrace unreason. A real gem ;) Always a great form.
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or shedding one thing as you claim another?
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Thank you, Jilly :)
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Very good!
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Thanks Sadj!
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You’re welcome 😊
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‘Apocalypse’ Original
Greek Definition
Shedding Veils
oF iGnorance NoW
Avoiding All Desires
to: Blow The Place up
From: LoCusT
oF Wisdom
Away From Control..:)
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word origins can tell a tale. very interesting!
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Winks i came Online SeeKinG Wisdom
‘They’ didn’t teach
Me in State.. Church
And School In
Other words
Hehe I’m
Not Here
For Likes
Follows or
Shares but oh
Lord Got Famous
In Flesh And Blood
For 10,609 Miles oF
Moving Meditation
Public Dance Never
MakinG A Penny
For Pay
Hehe
Life is
Best When
LoVinG Free
And It’s Always
A Male Ego Blast
When a Young Woman
Says they
Would Love to
Marry someone
Just like you not
Realizing yet until
You tell them you
Are 58 and old
Enough to
Be their
Grand-Dad
Happily
Married for
29 Years Moral
Of the Story as
i am running out
Of Space to Describe
All the Benefits oF
Poetry Singing too..
Mama’s Don’t raise
Your Sons to
Become
Trump
Cowboys
As Lovers
Have So
Much More
Joy than
Fighters
With
Cold
Hard
Dead
Gun Hands Yuck
Just Yuck Love Free!..
With SMiLes oF SMiLes..:)
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How wonderful! I’ve never heard of a diamante (not surprising!). Thank you so much for sharing.
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Glad you like it, Sascha. I learned about it and many others during the past 2 years’ OctWriMoPo. follow that link and you’ll find a whole chart of cool forms :)
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That’s a very energetic diamante, Jade, a cocoon full of verbs and action. It seems to me whatever is inside can’t wait to fly free! I like the shift from negative to positive. Great image too!
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kim thank you so much for the feedback. I didn’t look at it that way before, but yes, it is full of something waiting to get free
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Beautiful words to describe the renewal process.
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Thank you, Astrid.
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Wonderfully done! ❤️
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Thank you, Punam!
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My pleasure.
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Claim… love how it end in such purposefulness
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Thank you, Bjorn, for seeing it. When you shed something, it leaves a vacuum that needs to be filled.
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A great definition poem…. I thought about the cicada when I started reading our prompt.
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Dwight, thank you. It is quite a metamorphosis for them.
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I love cicadas. The photo to go with the poem is outstanding.
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I do also. They make a happy sound to my ears, as do crickets. Glad you liked the photo.
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I loved the slow transformation of meaning here. :)
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Thank you, Lindsay!
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My pleasure!
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I like the sense of empowerment at the end.
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I love the flow and rhythm
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thank you
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Pleasure
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