Today’s prompt challenges to make a “Personal Universal Deck,” and then to write a poem using it. Due to lack of time, I lightly followed the rules i.e., instead of making index cards or use paper, I opted for the given personal universal grid table. My chosen words are skin, poetry, coconut, rosary, mountain, sun, and water. The basis of my poem is water and skin.
I.
Your skin speaks
of water poetry.
From the mountains,
streaming resilience.
Love flows
like rosary beads.
Whoever prays on your skin
is free of prejudices.
The glistening sweat
redeems sinners
seen in the salty mirage,
your skin is holy water.
II.
Your skin is holy water
evoking freedom.
A tropical mat
bronzed by the sun,
upon it, the coconut milk shimmers
like a moon river.
Meandering
in the valleys of hurt,
you have made it
to the ocean of forgiveness.
Swimming among the wisest,
your skin is love deep.
III.
Your skin is love deep,
a swan from the dark past.
The future is bright
painted in crayons,
of sailors shipping the sun
in the boats of harmony
to meet the gods
at the boundary of your skin.
This meeting of fate declares
your skin is peace.
Barbara
April 3, 2021 - 3:44 pm ·Lovely looking poem. I enjoyed the imagery.
Sailors shipping the sun
Whoever prays on your skin….
your skin speaks…
a swan from a dark past
Gloria
April 3, 2021 - 3:53 pm ·Barbara, thank you for taking the time knowing that today we’re truly challenged.
Alana
April 3, 2021 - 5:45 pm ·Beautiful echoing structure! And beautifully spare style. Hard to believe you were pressed for time when you wrote this.
Gloria
April 3, 2021 - 6:06 pm ·Thank you for the compliment and a lesson (off to read what is a spare style). I should make staring at the baby monitor while writing a habit
Linda Crosfield
April 3, 2021 - 7:27 pm ·Well done, you! I like the last line/first line conceit, works really well here. And your word grid! Off to check THAT website now.
Gloria
April 3, 2021 - 10:03 pm ·Thank you, dear Linda. I am still in awe of your deck box.
I wanted to try the chain verse style but ended up ignoring the rule for each stanza hence the last line/first line structure.
Manja Mexi
April 3, 2021 - 7:30 pm ·“Your skin is love deep” rang loudest. Thank you for your words. I had a quick count and found five in common.
Gloria
April 3, 2021 - 9:41 pm ·Thank you for stopping by, dear Manja.
Romana Iorga
April 3, 2021 - 8:48 pm ·Oh Gloria, this is beautiful–so many memorable lines! “Whoever prays on your skin / is free of prejudices.” Just wonderful. “Skin” is one of my favorite words, too, and whenever you used it, I got a little zing of joy.
Gloria
April 3, 2021 - 9:43 pm ·Skin isn’t my favourite word and was sceptical if I would do it justice. Glad it resonated somehow.