A ‘puente’ poem
Moments too often come When existence feels worthless My living feels worthless I'm worthless; and then I want to protect you From myself; to be alive For you; to make Sure you know: ~There's nothing scary hiding under your bed~ There's nothing you can't achieve There's nothing you can't accomplish There's nothing you can't conquer There's nothing holding you back There's no lurking trauma In living your life to the utmost There's no detriment In living fully as yourself
W3 poetry prompt
This week’s W3 poetry prompt, hosted by Tanmay Philip, is to:
- Write a โPuenteโ poem;
- The middle stanza should contain the title of a song;
- You can add more words to the middle stanza if you wish.
*OOPS! I just realized that the prompt was to use the title of a song… and I accidentally used a line from the song I selected… I’ll write another “puente” poem and submit that one for W3.
I selected a line from Paul Simon’s song ‘Father and Daughter’.
d’Verse poetics: This Valentineโs Day, come and state it plainly
At d’Verse writers have been prompted to write love poems, bearing in mind that they don’t need to be romantic. They can also be dark and speak of ache and loss. They can transcend words and language. They can describe what the heart has been carrying within for a long time. The possibilities are endless.
Let’s write poetry together!
When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.
–Ben Harper (b. 1969)
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Deepโฆ but youโre never worthless- daughters give fathers their hearts- only because youโre worthy of it.
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๐ค๐๐ป SG ๐๐ป๐ค ~ thanks!
~David
I absolutely love this! Thank you so much for writing to the prompt, David! You made my day ๐
๐๐๐ป Sanaa ๐๐ป๐ ~ thanks!
~David
touching and beautiful David and your song choice is perfect.
Can’t wait till she reads and listens to this someday!
Beautifully written!
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๐งก๐๐ป Cindy ๐๐ป๐งก
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There are certainly things to be frightened, but not under the bed. Strong write Davidโฆ โ๐ผโฃ๏ธ
๐๐๐ป Rob ๐๐ป๐
So beautiful! I’m gonna cry…..
๐๐๐ป Terveen ๐๐ป๐
What a meaningful, heart-touching post, David! A gorgeous poem and a lovely video! โค
๐๐๐ป Cheryl ๐๐ป๐
Love this beautifully written and heartfelt teaching
~There’s nothing scary hiding under your bed~
There’s nothing you can’t achieve There’s nothing you can’t accomplish
There’s nothing you can’t conquer There’s nothing holding you back There’s no lurking trauma In living your life to the utmost
There’s no detriment In living fully as yourself
For the young child, older man/woman.
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Nice one, David. ๐
๐ค๐๐ป Aishwarya ๐๐ป๐ค
โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ
๐ค๐๐ป Filipa ๐๐ป๐ค
This is such a beautiful poem, David. You paint a picture here, filled with such striking contrast. The depressed father who suddenly gains hope when he gazes at the apple of his eye. And the middle stanza works so well here.
๐งก๐๐ป Tanmay ๐๐ป๐งก
Loved this, Davidโค
โค๏ธ๐๐ป Vidah ๐๐ปโค๏ธ