I wasn’t planning to post for Poetry Friday today, but I’ve been playing with the elchen form (also known as elevenie), a challenge from the Poetry Sisters. Mary Lee shared the Wikipedia definition of the form. I wrote one last week for This Photo Wants to be a Poem.
While my family has been vacationing in the mountains of North Georgia, coincidentally the words of the day in my email inbox have worked for elchen play.
slippers
warm toes
on cold mornings
this winter’s saving grace
hygge*Word of the day: hygge- A quality of coziness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being (regarded as a defining characteristic of Danish culture).
Pack
suitcase, car
drive all day
family voyage to mountains
viator**Word of the Day 12/26/23 Viator traveler, wayfarer
still shines
in your eyes
sea glass blue joy
luminaria*
*Luminaria is a lantern typically used at Christmas.
Wayward
*Word of the Day 12/29/23 Gallivant: Go around from one place to another in the pursuit of pleasure or entertainment.
wanders hopeful
small mountain town
ice cream with sprinkles
gallivant*
Reflections on the Teche 