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This poetic challenge features one of my favorite forms included in the Poetry-Defined section of JPiC... The CinqTroisDecaLa Rhyme will challenge your poetic expertise and flexibility, while enticing your poetic juices to flow.

This challenge will be used as a test-run for the Poetry-Defined website, as well as the Poetic Type Published section here on JPiC, and will culminate in a poll/vote of the favorite 2 pieces.


CHALLENGE DESCRIPTION:

Beneath is a beautiful photograph aptly entitled The Last One, which appears in the Poetry of the Visual section of JPS. Cordially provided by photographer Ian Williamson, The Last One appears with a thumbnail version --- just to whet your appetite of course.



CHALLENGE GOAL:

The above 4-line piece is what I wrote to be featured alongside Ian's photograph collection.

The theme of that piece is "From Nothing To Something..." The challenge is to write a CinqTroisDecaLa rhyme featuring similar theme. Not only must you use this motif, you must also use The Last One photo as inspiration/motivation AND you must also include three of the following words and/or phrases within your poem:

• strawberry fruit
• seed
• pink flesh
• sweet
• chocolate

Good luck! Have fun AND Happy Posting!

JPiC Moderating Team.

This is one heck of a Challenge MsJ & Alan! But I think I am up to it! It may not win any prizes, but I think it will get a few chuckles.

Hey TREE - in the words of MS KIM = FANTABULOUS!
This is a sweet poem TREE - literally AND figuratively!
Very nice write!

Next...

Jacquii.

Dear Ms Tree,

This is indeed Fantabulous, (lol @ Ms Jacquii). Your such a talented JPiCan, can I take lessons? lol. Seriously, great write Ms Tree!!!

{~~**PD**~~}}

TY Ladies! But where are YOUR entries to this?!!
LOL @ me. I did not realize until AFTER I had posted that I didn't have to use ALL of the words in the list! You might want to keep that in mind if you try this challenge. It sure is a stimulating one!

Okie Dokie MS TREE - but really I've kind resigned my self to being Webmistress lately, rather than Poet Webmistress LOL + I've been experiencing something so very dreadful lately = Writer's Block

Jacquii.

You planted a seed, I grew. Now I want to be free of you.
Our lives back then, they weren't so sweet, the guys, drugs; no food to eat.
I was scared. Just wanted to be held, but you were never there.
I'd close my eyes and hope to be far away from this dark place.
Yet each time I woke-was still here. Has God forgotten bout me?
Naw, I must have a purpose; what lies ahead out there for me?
I am not here to suffer, I am good, like Strawberry fruit.
I must go now, this seed has grown, this- No longer is my home.
I'm steppin out, trying something new and fresh, like Chocolate.

Hey V - I'm loving this poem - you've done well with the challenge words, but it's not quite a CinqTroisDecaLa Rhyme... The rhyme schematic for the style is aabbccabc - The syllable count of your lines (15) is correct though...

Anyway - back on topic ---- This piece is quite sweet - I'm loving the confidence - especially the very last line:

Allright - I hear ya - You go Girl
Very nice piece of poetry!

Jacquii.

I still find it weird when the words naw appear in apoem but this poem was super-original