Kim at dVerse prompts us to write poetry from an optician’s chart using a line of four words in order. The words I used in tanka form are: nose–one–cause–even
my nose is running
its race against sinuses
stiff sniff not enough
one sneeze will cause a series
using even more tissSHOOS!
a poem in my pocket 
Feb 03, 2025 @ 11:53:59
Ha! Woes brought to the page…
Feb 01, 2025 @ 21:12:33
You made my husband’s reality poetic!
Feb 02, 2025 @ 19:51:55
I sympathize with him! Being poetic helps a little…
Jan 31, 2025 @ 19:39:57
I hope you feel better. I hate it when my nose is running.
Feb 02, 2025 @ 19:53:12
Thank you, Grace…it turned into a cough now. i think that’s progress?!
Jan 31, 2025 @ 11:17:05
Clever use of sibilance, Lynn, and the internal rhyme of ‘stiff sniff’ made me smile.
Feb 01, 2025 @ 21:04:57
I’m smiling back, Kim…thanks 🙂
Feb 02, 2025 @ 01:59:48
You’re welcome, Lynn.
Jan 31, 2025 @ 08:38:54
This I know
Feb 02, 2025 @ 19:54:51
i cannot be glad for your experience but i appreciate your empathy 🙂
Feb 03, 2025 @ 08:34:55
❤️
Jan 31, 2025 @ 08:19:27
Oh…not easy to cope with a cold like that.
Feb 03, 2025 @ 06:43:56
No, it snot!
Feb 03, 2025 @ 06:45:15
😉