Sneak Peek of March's Slice of Life Series

March is here once again and I hope the groundhog's prediction is correct. It wasn't just one groundhog but many in the Eastern section of the USA that announced spring will be early? 

Each March, I participate in the Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge by Two Writing Teachers. This marks the 17th year that the writing challenge has been in existence. The challenge provides slicers from around the globe the space to reflect, write, and meet up with colleagues. Find out more about this fun-filled daily challenge during March here.

Time to Write

take a peek

at what will be

during March's

slice of life spree

each writer will

pen a post

stretching words

that can evoke

emotions,

happenings,

successes, or

gatherings

I am ready

to share my theme -

come back next week

you'll see more memes

©CVarsalona, 2024

As Baby Lila is almost ready to embark on her first crawl, I crawled into a writing moment with this sneak preview poem for the February 27, 2029, 17th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge.

Happy Slicing to my Slicer friends and thank you to my readers for your support and comments.

Loveuary's Emotional Ties

As one of the #PoetryPals, I'm joining the Poetry Sisters, Tanita, Laura, Mary Lee, Liz, Sara, Tricia, and Kelly, for their February challenge.

This month the Poetry Sisters invited all writers to create epistolary poetry in the form of a love poem. Epistolary poems are, quite literally, poems that read as letters. As poems of direct address, they can be intimate and colloquial or formal and measured (Academy of American Poets). I decided to create a small bank of heartnotes (aka valentines) that tugged at my heartstrings and led me in different directions. 

I see love through my family as they share precious life moments, smiles, laughter, and joy. Ordinary moments bring us together to discover what love is. 

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Love's Emotional Ties

This poem is dedicated to my 2nd grandgirl who has a bright smile. 

Childlove is the beginning of lasting friendships!

small poem

It is my hope that this little 4-year-old miss will grow in love to bring

continuous sunshine to those around her.

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The poem below shares the love of little sisters who happen to be my grandgirls.

childlove 

priceless treasure

like glistening shells

swishing in ocean waves

keepsakes 

©CVarsalona, January 2024

Elfchen poem

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Dear Me,

There have been six and a half years of being

a Grandma like my mother and Nonnie.

What have you learned?

There is a special love 

seated deep inside a heart.

It is a thumping, wondrous love

that offers more 

sweetness than chocolate and

warmth on cold winter days.

It is an intangible love

that melts hearts,

mends broken wings,

and floats in imaginative minds.

It is the purring of a gentle kitten,

the whoosh of baby's sleeptoy,

and the softness of a furry blanket.

It is the God-given gift

to Grandmothers who

cherish family life.

Love, Me

©CVarsalona, January 2024

epistolary poem, #PoetryPals

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Grandma Love Is...

gracefilled

a gift

of enduring love

fountain of perpetual devotion

forever 

©CVarsalona, January 2024

Elfchen poem

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Look, at me!

I love this french fry,

Mommy gave me.

Yummy in my tummy!

Do you love food

As much as I do!

Meme Poem, Created by Grandma,

©CVarsalona, January 2024

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May love surround you and your family.

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Is at

Tabatha Yeatts blog,

"The Opposite of Indifference" where she is

 "Open for Poetry Business".

Tabatha has a wonderful story poem about Scheherazade. Check it out.

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