Suzanne’s prompt guidelines
- Theme: Transformation;
- Form: Quatern
- The Quatern is a 16-line form composed of four quatrains (four-line verses), with eight syllables per line. It has a refrain that is in a different place in each quatrain. The 1st line of stanza one (S1) is the 2nd line of S2, 3rd line of S3, and 4th line of S4.
- Four quatrains (four-line verses):
It is by choice
It is by choice I want to change
to better myself in the end
to fulfill my aspirations
to live my life to the fullest
I look at the things I can change
It is by choice I want to change
From where I live and what I do
And who I spend all my time with
I want to live with joy and bliss
Free from a past I cannot change
It is by choice I want to change
Embracing the things that move me
Life is too short, you must move on
Finding what you still believe in
Being with people who love you
It is by choice I want to change
©2024 CBialczak
*apparently I forgot the rhyming part…

hi, Christine 👋🏻
Just wanna let you know that this week’s W3, hosted by our beloved Lynn__ is now live:
https://skepticskaddish.com/2024/09/11/w3-prompt-124-weave-written-weekly/
Enjoy❣️
~David
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Thank you! My daughter was visiting so I didn’t get onto the computer at all! Now is time to catch up!
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An absolutely wonderful message. Focus on people who love us, and let go of the rest.
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Hi, Christine 👋🏻
Just wanna let you know that this week’s W3, hosted by our beloved Sally, is now live!
https://skepticskaddish.com/2024/09/04/w3-prompt-123-weave-written-weekly/
Enjoy❣️
~David
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Thank you
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AMEN, Christine! This piece is the perfect mantra for me… I should read it every day to get my head on straight! Excellent. 🙂
~David
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this has good rhythm. It is soothing. Wonderful poem. Adore it to pieces. Blessings.
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Thank you
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Great words top live by and change although hard is admirable!!!!💓
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agree 100%
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A lovely poem Christine.
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This a very wonderful response. A steady flow of thought and rhythm.
And the message ring true..Change is on us. It’s ok us to make the moves necessary. 🙏
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yes, change can be scary but it can also be exciting
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Such a truth…! It is our choice to move on and we must want it as it is so hard to make change … all the advice will sit until we make the move … and your refrain moves along the thoughts each stanza – and rhyme is optional … this is great
💞Suzanne
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Thank you!
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Wonderfully done! Don’t beat yourself up – the rhyming is optional!!
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Ah, I felt better after reading through a few and realized that some did and some didn’t
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I love this poem Christine! I really loved how you worded it!
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Thank you!
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