Pods
In hand
Peas removed
Bowl slowly fills
Mom’s garden harvest
In her lap as she works
Orange-red sunset outside
Head falls forward [snore] then snaps up
“I’m not sleeping — just resting my eyes!”
Pods in hand, peas removed, bowl slowly fills
The W3 challenge this week was to write a Dectina Refrain in honor of Mother’s Day and be sure to include the word “mother” (or a variation of it).
The Dectina Refrain is a 10-line, unrhymed, syllabic poem with a precise structure:
- Line 1: 1 syllable
- Line 2: 2 syllables
- Line 3: 3 syllables
- Line 4: 4 syllables
- Line 5: 5 syllables
- Line 6: 6 syllables
- Line 7: 7 syllables
- Line 8: 8 syllables
- Line 9: 9 syllables
- Line 10 (Refrain): Combine the exact text of lines 1–4, in order, as a single closing line
Hot Dogs and Marmalade 
I love this memory… I share it with my mum ( long gone and my siblings.💜💜💜
Brings back porch memories.
Those are the memories that seem insignificant at the time but with perspective mean the most!! Wonderful poem!
Wonderful poem. Loved it.
Sally, “I’m not sleeping — just resting my eyes!” made me smile because it captures such a real and loving moment with your mom 🌅
~David
I loved how you focused on a specific memory. “just resting my eyes’ was my grandmother’s line, which I adopted.
Sally, this is a lovely moment you shared with your mom. 💙
Sally, I love this sensory image, the small things we will always remember, but shows how mum always provided over years even when aging …. this is so tender 💞
You captured such a lovely, relatable memory!
Great poem, Sally! I love this memory!
Yvette M Calleiro 🙂
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hi, Sally❣️
Just wanna tell you that this week’s W3, hosted by our beloved Srijita (Hope), is live until Monday:
Much love,
David
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