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Colleen M. Chesebro—Prose Metrist
Crafting Syllabic Poetry is my Ikigari 💜One day, I stumbled across the Japanese word Ikigari. After some research, I discovered iki means life. In Japanese, Gai means worth or value. When these words combine, they form the definition of ikigari, which is life’s worth. It’s often translated or interpreted as a reason for getting up in the morning. So, yes, writing syllabic poetry is my ikigari.
I also believe writing syllabic poetry strengthens our writing skills. When we create poetry, we gain command of language; cultivate a healthy vocabulary, master literary devices such as metaphor, simile, alliteration, hyperbole, and allegory. We learn to work in imagery. We connect with our ikigari.
When I’m not writing poetry or crafting short stories, you’ll find me digging in my garden, or playing with my two unicorn cats, Chloe & Sophie. I live in East Lansing, Michigan with my husband—my soul mate. Most days you can find me writing poetry on wordcraftpoetry.com. 💜
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@w_gourdine When I was a child, I had an imaginary friend called Luke. He taught me magic and kept me safe from the dark things.
When I was 16, my mother sent me to a hospital to convince me that Luke was not real.
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We do impose quite a bit of limits on ourselves, don’t we? Great words!
Always good to remind ourselves of that once in a while don’t you think? Have a great weekend.
Yes it is. It’s amazing how many times I’ve told myself who I’m not – I’m not a excellent musician, I’m not a good son, I’m not a good employee. Others see me differently. These are certainly words to live by. Thank you and have a great weekend as well!
You too Rob!
I love this! I might try to use it as the inspiration for a poem…
Please do ♡
So true Colleen 😉
Thanks Irene 🙂
So much changed in my life when I realized this! Lovely!
♡ Me too!
Nice! I think who you think you are holds you back just as much as who you think you’re not 😉
🙂 True!
Yes. I know I do this. It’s funny how often I find out that I’m doing fine when I check things out with another person.
So true. We are often hardest on ourselves. ♡
Love the photo. Awesome quote 😁 peace
This is a scene from Montana. Thanks for liking. This should be my motto. 🙂
Wow it is beautiful and it should be eberyones motto. Break the limitations. Love to you 💜
Thanks so much. Lots of love coming your way also! ♡
Joy xxx
*everyone’s
I knew what you meant. <3
So true, which is why comparing ourselves to others is the worst thing 🙁