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Wednesday, September 6, 2017

DMC: "Consolation" by Rebekah Hoeft




CONSOLATION

 diaphanous

ethereal

ephemeral eventide falls

gossamer gilded
hues illuminated

jewel-toned kingdom:
lake mist nestles
over pines
quiet
russet and saffron trees

 © 2017 Rebekah Hoeft. All rights reserved.


Click HERE to read this month's interview with Carole Boston Weatherford. She has challenged us to write an abecedarian poem.

Generally each line (or word) of an abecedarian poem begins with A and continues in alphabetical order until you reach Z. For this challenge, you may start and end with whichever letters you choose, as long as they are sequential.

Post your poem on our September 2017 padlet. While some contributions will be featured as daily ditties this month, all contributions will be included in a wrap-up celebration on Friday, September 29th. One lucky participant will win a copy of Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Eric Velasquez (Candlewick Press, 2017).





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18 comments:

  1. Michelle Heidenrich BarnesSeptember 6, 2017 at 8:50 AM

    So many beautiful images, Rebekah— "gossamer gilded hues," a misty "jewel-toned" kingdom, and those "russet and saffron trees." I just sit back, close my eyes, and breathe it all in.

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    1. Rebekah HoeftSeptember 6, 2017 at 3:51 PM

      Thanks, Michelle! Chuckling a little because I felt like I crammed too much in there, but I'm glad you liked it!

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  2. Matt Forrest EsenwineSeptember 6, 2017 at 8:56 AM

    Love this! Not only in word choice and imagery, but it doesn't even read as an abecedarian - it simply reads as a well-written piece.

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    1. Rebekah HoeftSeptember 6, 2017 at 3:54 PM

      Wow, thanks, Matt! I'm happy you thought so! Any tips on formatting (line spacing, etc.?). It's something I struggle with and never know if I'm getting "right."

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  3. Linda BSeptember 6, 2017 at 12:27 PM

    Lovely images, and love that the title opens to all the rest.

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    1. Rebekah HoeftSeptember 6, 2017 at 3:55 PM

      Thank you, Linda. Was picturing a place I'd like to be after a rough week or two--quiet forests are good for the soul, right?!

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  4. michelle koganSeptember 6, 2017 at 1:53 PM

    I'm enjoying soaking your poem in, "ethereal," yes, thanks!

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 6, 2017 at 5:52 PM

    Took me away Rebekah! Felt like I was in my kayak, hypnotized by the sky.

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    1. Rebekah HoeftSeptember 7, 2017 at 8:51 PM

      Kayak! Yes, viewing a misty autumnal forest from a kayak would be pretty high on my list of perfection.

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  6. David McMullinSeptember 7, 2017 at 6:22 PM

    So beautiful.

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  7. Rebekah HoeftSeptember 7, 2017 at 8:49 PM

    Thanks, David!

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  8. RosiSeptember 8, 2017 at 1:46 AM

    I really love the last four lines. Just lovely.

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  9. Jessica BigiSeptember 8, 2017 at 10:55 PM

    Love the image of the words you used in your poem

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  10. Brenda at FriendlyFairyTalesSeptember 11, 2017 at 7:27 AM

    Such beautiful color words, evoking the season. Somehow, you get the ordering just right, so easily it seems accidental.

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  11. Liz SteinglassSeptember 11, 2017 at 10:16 AM

    Beautiful.

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