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Embrace the Lines

three rhymed sestets written as a cento (see below) 	

PC       I muse, while the heaving waves of life are rising,
SO      earth’s rampant tides drag one deeper.  Unsurprising
CR      memories burn again, ‘ever brighter, higher,
NO      serenades from elders gath’ring in a bonfire.
PC       The sea of our mind has no mercy in its reach
AD      Embrace these lines,  imagine life without a beach?

NO      Consider a spectacle tryst with my rice field.
CR      The field of grass, I lay in once where I was healed
SH      in a mixture of emerald and shamrock hues,
SO      simply confined in momentary thoughts and views.
SH      I wish to paint our landscape again with new breadth.
AD      Embrace these lines to come back from ocean’s depths.  

NO       Lanterns glow near the plain, rivers blue twirl on clay,
AD       It is a time to relax, to stay calm, to pray.
SH       Green embraces every lake, tree tops kiss the sky
CR       Sweet tender days on which we look back, unsure why
PC       dangers still hide in dark corners unknown before.
SO       Embrace these lines, hope to be washed upon the shore.

I used June 2016 poems written by these six PS poets.
Author's initials precede lines which are attributed to each. 
My thanks to each one of you for your permission to use your pieces
to write mine.

The Sea of My Life – Paul Callus
Drowning in Tears – Silent One
Forever Bright – Carrie Richards  
A Sunny Beach – Andrea Dietrich
Rice Fields – Nette Onclaud
Green is Serene – Sandra Haight


July 4, 2016

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Reason A. Poteet Date: 7/7/2016 10:00:00 PM Reply To Subject: Re--Cento using your poem, Forever Bright From: Carrie Richards Message: I have just read your lovely Cento, Poteet ! And it is my honor that you chose to use a few lines of my poem for your own. What a lovely idea to make such a great collage out of those selected from one of mine, and from the other poets, who I so admire. Thanks for letting me know! Well done :) !!! Login to Reply Reason A. Poteet Date: 7/7/2016 10:07:00 PM Thanks, Carrie, for your soup mail response. I was hoping that no one would mind my taking some liberties with your poems w/o asking first. I did enjoy all six of them and they fit the theme I chose rather well. And if it is not what the host likes, that's okay too; there's more to poetry soup than just contests.

Andrea Dietrich Date: 7/6/2016 4:35:00 PM What a very cool way to do a poem, Reason. So clever this form and tribute to our six poems! BIG SEVEN on this patchwork gem Login to Reply Reason A. Poteet Date: 7/6/2016 8:15:00 PM Thanks, Andrea, for the seven rating and favorable comment. I enjoyed all your pieces and the challenge of making a cento that expresses my theme that we must get past the memories and on to living in the present.

Paul Callus Date: 7/6/2016 4:12:00 PM An excellent idea and an equally excellent result, Reason! Well done! ~ Regards // paul Login to Reply Reason A. Poteet Date: 7/6/2016 8:21:00 PM Appreciate the read and your reply, Paul. It was a personal challenge and I enjoyed writing it. I thank you for letting me use your poetry to express myself; I particularly like the lyrical nature of your poem.

Sandra Haight Date: 7/5/2016 6:51:00 PM Wow, Reason, what a clever idea for the 'Embrace the Lines' theme! I love how you blended all these lines from various PS poets into such a lovely poem. I am honored you chose one of my poems for some of your lines. 7 Hugs, Sandra Login to Reply Reason A. Poteet Date: 7/5/2016 8:28:00 PM Thank you, appreciate the read and response, Sandra. I enjoyed the process of connecting ideas from the six of you.

Nette Onclaud Date: 7/5/2016 1:45:00 PM it's amazing how you can interweave lines from soup poets and create a cento so extraordinary as this, reason.. hats off , thanks, and huggs! Login to Reply Reason A. Poteet Date: 7/5/2016 8:32:00 PM So glad for the read and the favorable reply. I've only done a couple of centos (?es). I think the rhyming helps to congeal the variety of your ideas together into one piece. I enjoyed the process nette.