POETRY BLISS

yes, I am thankful for poetry’s gift exuding worshipful gratitude-bliss humbling me to praise God* for being blest directed toward caring kindness-route showered by heavenly fulfillment-triumph… poetry’s bliss, blest toward triumph Psalms 109:30 I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude. February 7, 2025 1st place, "A Personal Valentine Phoenix sixain" Poetry Writing Contest Sponsored by Suzette Richards; judged on 2/9/2025 Phoenix sixain --- It is a 6-line verse invented by Suzette Richards (2024). Five consecutive lines are chosen from one of older poems, verbatim. Line 6: A word from each of these 5 lines, in sequence; therefore, a 5-word line. Rhyme and metre are optional, and the syllable count per line is irrelevant. [The 5-line verse is from my poem, “THANKFUL FOR POETRY’S GIFT” (2024)]