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Fortitude

Fortitude

Foundation of fierce stone,
forging life on its own.
Fortissimo strong heart,
fights for its every part.
Force but with strength of mind,
fiber finer than wine,
from firmest on the vine.

9/23/16




https://www.howmanysyllables.com/poem_syllable_counter_workshop/index
42 syllables in all 7 lines

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Andrea Dietrich Date: 9/27/2016 3:17:00 PM great metaphor with the vine line!! I see it's a winner. Congratulations. Login to Reply Janis Medders Tobechi Date: 9/27/2016 3:32:00 PM Thanks, Andrea.

Kim Merryman Date: 9/27/2016 2:27:00 PM Powerful words that depict fortitude. Congrats on your win, Janis! Love, Kim Login to Reply Kim Merryman Date: 9/29/2016 10:40:00 AM I'm going to be busy spending a few days with my grandkids and then I'm off to spend a month with my mom. I'll be back mid-November and then I'll sponsor the "G" contest. Janis Medders Tobechi Date: 9/27/2016 3:33:00 PM Great contest. What about G?

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 9/27/2016 3:59:00 AM - Congratulations on your great wins poems, Janis !!! - I do not participate often in contest, but this I like very much - A challenge like a puzzle .... not easy ... but Pleiades poems is a wonderful form - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Login to Reply Janis Medders Tobechi Date: 9/27/2016 1:52:00 PM I enjoy the form. Could go all the way to the letter Z. Try it next time. Good luck. Blessings, Janis.

Jan Allison Date: 9/26/2016 6:06:00 PM Very well written Janis congrats on your win:-) hugs jan xx Login to Reply Janis Medders Tobechi Date: 9/26/2016 7:43:00 PM Thanks for the congrats. Blessings, Janis

Sandra Haight Date: 9/26/2016 4:23:00 PM Back to congratulate you on your placement in the contest, Janis. Yours is one of my favorites. Hugs, Sandra Login to Reply Janis Medders Tobechi Date: 9/26/2016 7:45:00 PM Thanks, Sandra. I think next time, it will not rhyme. hugubac,

Sandra Haight Date: 9/25/2016 7:04:00 PM such an excellent Pleiades, Janis...your chosen words image the strength and power of 'fortitude'. Best wishes for the contest. Hugs, Sandra Login to Reply Janis Medders Tobechi Date: 9/26/2016 1:07:00 PM Thanks for the well wishes. Blessings, Janis.

Poet Destroyer A Date: 9/25/2016 12:48:00 AM janis, i enjoyed having the pleasure of reading your peom i love spending my time like this espically when i got the feeling of power! Login to Reply Janis Medders Tobechi Date: 9/25/2016 4:39:00 PM I am glad the poem impacts the reader. Thanks, P.D.

Tanis Troutman Date: 9/24/2016 1:33:00 AM Loved it ! Great feeling of power ! Login to Reply Janis Medders Tobechi Date: 9/24/2016 5:43:00 PM Thanks, Tanis. Bless you, Janis

Laura Leiser Date: 9/23/2016 8:01:00 PM Very well written plieades poem, Janis...impressive! Good luck in the contest :) Login to Reply Janis Medders Tobechi Date: 9/24/2016 5:45:00 PM Laura, thanks much for the well wishes. Blessings, Janis.