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Your Embrace . . .

4/4/2023

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Hello blog friends, I've another poem to share.

This week poet Colleen Chesebro invites participants to create a shadorma (3-5-3-3-7-5) to celebrate her birthday. As part of this challenge, she asks that we use three or four of the following words (my selections are in bold): scale, fish, month, soup, smile, sticks, slave, property, songs, bushes, rock, disease, shade, clouds, giants, spring, grape, books, polish, wing, approval, comparison, walk, front, or hot.  

​I hope you like it. Happy Birthday, Colleen! 
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Have a wonderful week enjoying plenty of embraces. ❤️
50 Comments
A J
4/4/2023 09:08:11

'blind we walk' so very true ❤️

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Gwen M. Plano
4/4/2023 11:31:29

I'm pleased you agree, AJ. Thank you for the visit. ❤️

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Melissa Lemay link
4/4/2023 10:26:13

Love this.

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Gwen M. Plano
4/4/2023 11:31:57

Thank you, Melissa, very kind of you to say. 😊

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willowdot21 link
4/4/2023 13:16:51

We all walk blindly into the future... Beautiful poem 💜💜

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Gwen M. Plano
4/4/2023 14:13:06

Thank you, Willow, for your kind words. 😊

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Luanne link
4/4/2023 14:01:44

Lovely philosophical poem!

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Gwen M. Plano
4/4/2023 14:13:34

Thank you, Luanne. I'm pleased you enjoyed it. 😊

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Karen Ingalls
4/5/2023 04:31:19

A very touching and beautiful poem. "Blind we walk" is a powerful sentence of just 3 words.

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Gwen M. Plano
4/5/2023 05:11:11

Thank you, dear Karen. I'm so happy you enjoyed the poem. ❤️

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Joan Hall link
4/5/2023 05:20:59

A beautiful and thought-provoking poem, Gwen.

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Gwen M. Plano
4/5/2023 11:21:08

Thank you so much, Joan.

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Priscilla Bettis link
4/5/2023 05:21:37

Your poems are so beautiful, Gwen. Happy spring!

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Gwen M. Plano
4/5/2023 11:21:48

Happy spring to you as well, Priscilla, and thank you! 😊

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Marcia Meara link
4/5/2023 05:46:10

Beautiful, Gwen! As always. You are so gifted with these forms of poetry, which are so new to me. I love seeing how you've met each challenge! :🤗❤️

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Gwen M. Plano
4/5/2023 11:22:34

Ahh, thank you so much, Marcia. It's all new to me, but I enjoy it. ❤️

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JILL A WEATHERHOLT link
4/5/2023 05:55:47

Your opening line is perfect. Beautiful, Gwen. xo

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Gwen M. Plano
4/5/2023 11:23:08

How kind of you to say, Jill. Thank you. 🤗

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Harmony Kent link
4/5/2023 07:19:25

Absolutely stunning, as usual from a talented poet such as yourself! I love this, Gwen. Thanks for sharing. Hugs 🤗💕🙂

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Gwen M. Plano
4/5/2023 11:33:56

Thank you, dear Harmony. I'm so pleased you liked the poem. ❤️

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Staci Troilo link
4/5/2023 07:42:08

Lovely work, Gwen.

Happy birthday to Colleen!

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Gwen M. Plano
4/5/2023 11:23:33

Thank you, Staci. 🤗

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Dan Antion link
4/5/2023 07:57:17

This is lovely, Gwen.

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Gwen M. Plano
4/5/2023 11:24:22

Thank you, Dan. 😊

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Yvette M Calleiro link
4/5/2023 10:08:04

Aw, that's beautiful, Gwen! I love it!

Yvette M Calleiro :-)
http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com

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Gwen M. Plano
4/5/2023 11:24:54

Thank you, dear Yvette. I'm so glad you like it. 😊

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john Howell link
4/5/2023 11:19:55

Another terrific poem, Gwen. Well done.

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Gwen M. Plano
4/5/2023 11:25:21

Thank you, John. I'm happy you liked it.

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Mae Clair link
4/5/2023 11:33:01

What a clever idea, choosing words to weave into a poem. I love what you did, Gwen, and I like the creativity Colleen offered for use.

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Gwen M. Plano
4/5/2023 11:35:02

It's very clever of Colleen, and it was a fun project. Thank you. 😊

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Pamela link
4/5/2023 12:06:17

Your poem drew me in from the first line, and I realize I think like you think. To walking blindly into life - and taking it all in as best we can.

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Gwen M. Plano
4/5/2023 13:45:15

How kind of you to say, Pamela. Thank you. ❤️

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Jan Sikes
4/5/2023 12:17:46

A stunning poem and image, Gwen!

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Gwen M. Plano
4/5/2023 13:44:34

Thanks so much, Jan. I'm elated you enjoyed it. 😊

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Kerfe
4/5/2023 12:39:20

It's always comforting when love takes our hand.

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Gwen M. Plano
4/5/2023 13:44:08

So true, Kerfe. Worries seem to fade away... 😊 Thank you.

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Liz Gauffreau link
4/5/2023 14:03:37

Thank you for this lovely life-affirming poem!

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Gwen M. Plano
4/5/2023 18:22:28

Thank you, Liz. ❤️

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ms_jade_li@hotmail.com link
4/5/2023 21:43:46

Wonderful intimacy in this poem.

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Gwen M. Plano
4/6/2023 05:38:58

Thank you, Ms. Jade. Warm regards. 😊

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Natalie Ducey link
4/6/2023 09:00:37

A lovely poem, Gwen, as we embrace the wonder of new beginnings. Happy Spring! :)

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Gwen M. Plano
4/6/2023 11:19:21

Thank you, Natalie, for your kind words. I'm so pleased you enjoyed it. 😊

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Sandra Cox link
4/6/2023 14:31:43

How lovely.

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Gwen
4/8/2023 17:42:21

Thank you so much, Sandra.

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Colleen Chesebro link
4/8/2023 07:59:12

Gwen, this is a stunning shadorma. I like how you wrote about the start of a relationship. This is such a great capture of those feelings. 💜

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Gwen M. Plano
4/8/2023 17:43:00

Thank you, Colleen, you've brightened my day. 😊

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Balroop Singh link
4/8/2023 10:22:44

How profound! I like your choice of words... how doubts and fears melt with an embrace of love.

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Gwen M. Plano
4/8/2023 17:48:45

Your kind words mean a lot to me. I'm reading Hues of Hope and it is lovely! I should finish within the next few days and will write my review. You inspire me. ❤️

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ben Alexander link
4/11/2023 07:24:41

simply gorgeous, Gwen!

<3
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Robbie Cheadle
4/16/2023 12:51:52

Hi Gwen, I love the romantic upliftment at the end of this poem.

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