Sanctuary
Silent, sunny
Sitting, sleeping, solacing
Sofa-bed, shower-stall, stairs, study
Sharing, shielding, studying,
Seductive, serene
Shelter.
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Writer's notes: My S Tautogram inspiration came from this thought Saturday, Sunday staying seashore. The Unsplash picture complements the theme. Do you agree?
This poem is submitted to the Tautogram Challenge. SHELTER is written in a diamante poem format.
What is a Diamante poem? Is a style of poetry consisting of seven lines. The lines form a diamond shape. The first and seventh lines have one word. While in the Synonym Diamante poem, the first line word and seventh line word are the same or similar, in the Antonym Diamante poem the words first line word and the seventh line word are opposites.
Did you notice that lines one four, and seven are all nouns? In lines, two and six two adjectives are used with three verbs are used in lines three and five.
A special shout-out to Denise Lindquist for sharing and introducing me to the poetry style.
Thank you for reading! Love your hearts and comments. You are appreciated!
About the Creator
Babs Iverson
Barbara J Iversen, also known as Babs Iverson, lives in Texas and loves her grandkids to the moon and back. After writing one story, she found that writing has many benefits especially during a pandemic and a Texas-size Arctic Blast.
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I think I figured out why I love Wild Card Weekend so much. It's because it's the first playoff anything of the calendar year. The NFL season starts in the fall, and once upon a time, the champion was crowned either on or slightly before New Year's. The evolution of the NFL schedule has resulted in the playoffs starting just into the New Year, and currently, the final week of the season falls on the first weekend of the New Year, with Wild Card Weekend coming a week after that. So yes, chronologically, the NFL's Wild Card Weekend serves as the first playoff anything of the calendar year.
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Comments (10)
New poetry form for me. So much that we don't know. Thanks for the lesson.
This is an interesting format I had no idea about! Thank you for helping me.learn something today!
Beautiful piece.
I’m loving this poetry form!
Another creative masterpiece my friend.
Lovely work, Babs :)
simply serene!
Beautiful, both visually & poetically. Thanks for sharing the information on Diamante poems as well.
Love your S tautogram😊💕
This is just as beautiful as your home poem ❤️❤️❤️❤️