sara Etgen-Baker Poet Free verse

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Winter's Quiet Intention

Poetry Wheel Challenge: August 24, 2026
Theme: Destiny
Emotion: Joy
Color: Sapphire
Season: Midwinter
Form: Free Verse
Object: Crown
Verb: Carry

midwinter holds a sapphire clarity,
a brightness rising where the cold thins,
as if destiny were forming itself
in the quiet geometry of light.

you carry a small crown of joy~
not gold, not ceremonial~
just a precise glint of future
resting in your hands

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Paige Hind August 25, 2026 at 10:36 PM lovely

Alison A Smith nee Howarth August 24, 2026 at 7:16 PM Sara, this is a gorgeous response to the Poetry Wheel Challenge. You wove all the prompt elements—sapphire, destiny, the crown, and joy—together so seamlessly. The free verse form gives your stunning imagery room to breathe, especially that beautiful line about the "quiet geometry of light." I also love how you redefined the crown as a "precise glint of future" resting in the hands. A truly vivid, hopeful midwinter poem!