Today is the best day for having mood as the theme for Snow’s Friendly Friday challenge: I met a new friend and the mood was the best in months.
Photos will give you the exact idea but before the photos – poetry.
Challenge 19: “Write an abecedarian poem – a poem in which the word choice follows the words/order of the alphabet.”
I give you a double alphabet poem – that only starts out with my joyful mood but then turns into an invented written conversation – with the confession that I almost forgot Q and once I realised that X preceded Y in the alphabet, I had to change it all around. What? Not my alphabet, not my monkeys. We have č, š and ž instead. The title is Slovenian word for alphabet.
Abeceda
A bright, clear day:
each fascinating gaze
held immense joy.
Kid let mother near.
Opening pores.
Quest ran smoothly
to universal victory.
Warmly,
xoxo,
yours,
Zero.
***
Zen you, eX!
Was very upset today.
Seemed raw.
“Queen” - preposterous,
opera never-ending.
Might lose kindergarten job.
I hate getting fired.
Estranged, dirty, clueless.
Best, Alpha.
And now to my today’s mood: There was sea, sun, towers, a new hill-town Gavorrano, with rows and rows of doors and doors, and finally, fascinating news that when Donna finishes my portrait, it is to be exhibited right here in Massa Marittima in Tuscany together with her other portraits. Filed under: I’d never believe if somebody told me. Thank you, Donna, for this great day.
For Friendly Friday Photo Challenge hosted by The Snow Melts Somewhere
and for Day 19 of NaPoWriMo
Especially love the second poem. “Might lose kindergarten job. I hate getting fired.” Hahahah. And that quince bloom. Prettiest of all flowers and I’ve never seen one before.
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Thank you, Judy! 🙂 I must say that I say quince only because a botanist friend suggested it might be it but she wasn’t sure. I have no idea myself. Anyway, I’m glad that you like it so much.
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I live very near a town named quince. Ixtlahuacan de los Membrillos. (Membrillos is Spanish for quince!
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I found it on Google Maps. It was not possible to be given hours needed to get there. 😀
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Depends on traffic. It is very close. A half hour at the most.
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No no, I meant between you and me. 😉 The ocean confuses Google Maps.
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Ha..I thought you were trying to make me prove I was close to it… ;o)
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It is 6500 miles from the town I live in to Rome. What town do you live in?
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Capalbio. Please, say it in km. 🙂
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10,460.74 km.
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Thank you! How much to the moon? Sounds about the same… 😀
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Okay, now Maja. There are no Quinces on the moon. Everyone knows that!!!
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I imagine the hours between depends on whether we travel by jet or foot, mule, boat and slow train.
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It was all very beautiful and lovely. I’m happy you had such a wonderful day, and thank you for taking me along on the walk with you. ❤
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Yesss, sly, today was really special. Also quite hot sun. Summer is here! Always glad to take you along. Thank you!
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I’m glad you had a good day. The architecture there is amazing. And I agree, that looks like quince. I have one in my back yard.
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Oooo, great to know, Maggie, thank you! I’m glad you have one, it’s glorious!
Here, in this Italy, everything comes together just right, especially now that it’s not too hot yet. Even though right now in Rome it’s already almost 30 C. Happy Easter!
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You had quite a wonderful day! I love turquoise water, I could stare at it for hours. Or better still, swim in it!
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Thank you, Suvi. I did indeed! I was in the general area at least twice before and the water was always very turquoise. The only place I’d seen it before was on the west coat of Crete and of the Peloponnese, or I wouldn’t even believe that such a colour exists in Europe.
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What a great day you had, Manja!
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Oh yes, I did indeed, Sue. Here is hoping to more of them! Thank you!
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😊😊
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Ah, thank you for the turquoise colors!
I can tell you had a great day, and I enjoyed it too via this post 🤗 How cool that your immortalized image will soonbe part of art history and you an art model muse!
I LOVED the poems too, especially the first one, brilliant. Loved the idea too, so much that I thought I might do one of these too on my blog – next week, maybe-maybe (that’s a double maybe because I’m not committing tomany timetables!) 🤩
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Ahh, I’m so glad that you got moved into (maybe maybe) action, SMSW! I love it when it happens to me. No matter if you do it next week or at any later time, really. Now you’ve seen the concept and it’s fun to try it. It was my first such attempt.
The day was truly excellent. I need something or somebody to push me out of the house, and there is nothing better than a new friend in this place where I had none, and I mean none, other than my pack. And the locations were so pretty too. I wish you happy Easter and a great weekend!
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Your little nonsensical vignettes are perfect reflections of the absurdity of life.
And now to the photos: I love the way you frame openings. Beautiful colors, but that’s from Mother Earth! (K)
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That’s right, K. The colours are from Mother Earth, whereas the absurdity and nonsense of my words comes from my almost 50 years of experience with humanity. 😀 Can hardly recommend it. 😉 Thanks for sticking around!
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It’s hard to deal with humanity and not find absurdity everywhere…
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That was a hard thing to write. Good job.
Love the big blue.
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Thank you, Bojana. Boring but true: I find it easier to poem if I have a structure. :p (Or an emotion to express but this day-to-day poetry is starting to take its toll). It was a glorious day though.
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It should be an enjoyment, not stress. Be careful.
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It’s enjoyment as such but if I have other things to do or go to, it becomes an obligation and I get antsy. But still a great exercise.
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Excellent poems and stunning pictures.
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Thank you, Scooj! 🙂 It was such a great day. I need to catch up with your blog but have you seen those eyes? By My Dog Sighs and Curtis Hylton?
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Not yet. Maybe next weekend, it is on the other side of Bristol. Looks amazing from the pictures I’ve seen.
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I loved how you turned the poetry prompt into a conversations in letters (or probably email in this day and age). Brilliant take on this difficult form! I am living vicariously through you and Patrick and your photos.
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Thank you, Irma. 🙂 Yeah, carry on, that’s what this blogging is all about – we acquire more lives.
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Good gracious you are creative. It must have been like going to a brain gym to get a workout when you wrote those, ha!! Too fun. And…that water. Oh, I just want to touch it.
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Thank you, Crystal! 🙂 This month my creativity is being double tested. I need to write one poem to the prompt every day and combine this with regular challenges. My poeming is not skilful and experienced enough to be switched on every day. But I do my best… This was one glorious day.
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Yes, I’m proud of you for keeping up with the challenges. I never take those on because I’m so sure I won’t stay committed. (It’s good to know your own limitations, ha ha)
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I missed this somehow! Stunning photos, Manja😊and your poems… love them. I am so bad at writing any…can’t even begin to tell you 🤦🏽♀️
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Thank you, Moon. Hm, maybe it’s just your perception. 🙂 What do others say?
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I have actually never showed anything to anyone ..cause I am always at a loss as to what to write and then when I did write, i was way too embarrassed 😦
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Ooo! Then it’s high time. 😉 Blogging is perfect for this. WordPress visitors are polite and have only nice things to say. 🙂
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Thank you for your kind words, Manja. I will now have to give it a try!
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And so I am always in special awe of those who can write such lines…fun and beautiful!
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Found you through the Friendly Friday photo challenge, and I am so glad I did! I enjoyed your trip around your town!
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Thank you so much, TextileRanger, and welcome to my blog! 🙂 Oh, in this post is not my town but a beach and a town which that day I visited for the first time. In Tuscany towns are similar and so pretty.
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