This week for Colleen Chesebro’s #Tanka Tuesday Challenge 220 it is Poet’s Choice and I have written a double etheree…
Hope
Hope
still springs
eternal
in human hearts
sustained by poets
across the centuries
showcasing their heartfelt wish
for a more auspicious future
penning verses with aphorisms
to bolster their own confidence and ours.
These wise words they share often have merit
but hope is no better than a wish
needing effort to make come true.
So take the poet’s promise
determine your own course
to turn thought to deed
change your future
and fulfill
all your
dreams.
©Sally Cronin 2021
There is still time to participate in this week’s challenge Colleen Chesebro’s #Tanka Tuesday Challenge 220 it is Poet’s Choice
Thanks for dropping in today and I hope you enjoyed my etheree… thanks Sally.
Superb, Sally! So much captured in so few words. xx
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Thanks very much Alex..hugs ♥
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I like this very much. These lines in particular resonate:
These wise words they share often have merit
but hope is no better than a wish
needing effort to make come true.
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Thanks very much Liz.. xx
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You’re welcome, Sally.
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Lovely poem, Sally.
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Thanks very much Brenda.. have a lovely week.
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More than well put! Beautifully expressed. ❤
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Thanks very much Annette…♥♥
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Well penned Sally. The darkest of clouds disintegrate if we hold hope. I love this word.
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Thanks very much Balroop.. the fuel the human heart runs on…hugsx
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Beautiful, Sally
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Thanks John…hugsxx
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As always a wonderful poem, Sally! You captured all, what has been essential also the last weeks! Michael
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Thank you very much Michael.. so pleased you enjoyed hugsxx
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Sally, this double Etheree is fabulous! I love how you wrote about poets and how they inspire us to achieve our goals. ❤
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Thanks Colleen…they certainly do.. have a lovely week..♥♥
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Thanks, Sally. You too. ❤ ❤ ❤
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An exquisite double Etheree, Sally! Well-done.
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Thanks very much Jan…delighted you enjoyed..hugsx
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Sensational, Sally! ❤ xo
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Thanks very much Bette..♥
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This really is lovely, Sally.
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Thanks very much Robbie..hugs
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Lovely poem and sentiment Sally.
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Thanks very much Brad…have a good week.
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My pleasure Sally.
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I’m not much of a poetry guy, Sally, but that was beautiful!
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I appreciate that thank you Pete..x
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Such a masterful poem, Sally. Toni x
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Thanks very much Toni..♥
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I absolutely love this, Sally. The idea of taking the poet’s promise forward is inspiring:) xo
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Thanks very much Denise.. hugsxx
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Another beautiful poem, Sally. ❤
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Thanks very much Adele ♥
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Beautiful. Hope is eternal.
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Thanks very much appreciated
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Sally, this is a beautiful poem paying tribute to the poets in this National Poetry Month. ❤
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Thanks very much Miriam…that is very kind..♥♥
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An inspirational poem, Sally, and so full of hope. Beautiful take on the prompt.
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Thanks very much Diana.. ♥
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