Last month, Colleen asked Sally Cronin to select a syllabic form for us to learn more about. Her choice was the butterfly cinquain.
Anita’s first butterfly cinquain!
Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge…
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Last month, Colleen asked Sally Cronin to select a syllabic form for us to learn more about. Her choice was the butterfly cinquain.
Anita’s first butterfly cinquain!
Words on Paper 
Wow, Anita – this truly made me shiver… Very relatable for me.
Much love,
David
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Thank you so much, David …
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Fantastic Anita and you have everyone looking over their shoulders searching for those shadows…my favourite form and you did it justice..♥
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Thank you so much, Sally…
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Wow…I felt your poem — the darkness, the fear, the sheets. Powerful writing, Anita! 💗
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Lovely comments, Gwen…
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As Colleen wrote before, very evocative! Thanks for taking the challenge, this wonderful way! xx Michael
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Thank you, Michael!
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Reblogged this on NEW BLOG HERE >> https:/BOOKS.ESLARN-NET.DE.
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Wow! What was causing it?!?!?
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Anita informs that it is a phenomenon called Shado People…
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Hope they never visit me!
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You mean you never see small dark shapes running around the floor?
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Nope. Well, mice, yes.
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No, elusive shadows that you can never quite focus on?
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Nope.
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Well done, Anita! I like all the emotions you were able to evoke in everyone with your words. This is quite powerful. I hope you will write more butterfly cinquain, Anita. You seem to have a knack for them. ❤
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We appreciate your comments, Colleen and thank you so much…
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Always a pleasure. 💜💚💛
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Such deep emotion expressed in this poem. A great response to the prompt!
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Thank you Jan… Anita (and me!) are thrilled it went down so well!
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Truly frightening! So well done, Anita 💕🙂
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Er… glad you liked it, Harmony… 💕
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😁💖
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Oh, my! You gave me a serious case of chills with this one, Anita! The voice that came to me was an abused girl. Maybe it’s because of my latest novel, but – holy cow – was that powerful! 🙂
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Glad you liked it, Yvette… sorry to have scared you!
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What an interesting syllabic form. I haven’t seen this style before but I loved it!
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It’s down to Colleen, Pooja?… she finds all of these lovely forms… 🙏🏻💕
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She is amazing for doing that! 👏
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