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May days 
         merry in an iridescent coat of spring 
for girls in flowered dresses
jumping rope
one at each yellow handle while two dart in and out
their laughter and chants bounce in unforeseen direction 

"Janey and Johnny sitting in a tree
K I S S I N G
first came love then came..."

"skip, skip, skip to my Lou
skip to my Lou my darlin'..."
more chants that snap in step with a cardio zing

girls run in and out of an airborne rope
skip, count
skip and count
like keeping time while the rest of the world roots
                                                                    in trouble
careful hops like dancing 'round good luck pennies
the snap of the rope smacking pavement
                as if filling a void
till sunset fits broad, passive shadows to faces
     smirking
     silvered by the zestful push of youth
till one day girls step through the rope
                             without a pause
to come to want different things



Poem composed May 13/2023

Categories: zestful, age, child, games, girl,
Form: Free verse

Zestful

“Zest is the secret of all beauty.                                                  
 There is no beauty that is attractive without zest.”  ~ Christian Dior       
                                                                                       

I look around in wonderment
The sun is shunning bright
A feisty breeze flirts with my hair 
I breathe with a rhythmic beat
My heart keeps up the tempo…
So why not I live my life zestfully!

A smile hovers around my lips
There’s a twinkle in my eyes
There’s a bounce in my step
and I am humming a tune all right…
So why not I live the day zestfully!

Lo, there’s love in the air
romance lurking in every corner
where every step has a dance
and a melody on every lips…
So why not I live the moment zestfully!


~05/12/23
~Contest: Writing Challenge 'Z' words
~Sponsor: Constance La France

Categories: zestful, happiness, joy,
Form: Free verse

Zestful

Zestful
Beneath a weeping willow tree
Shielded by its canopy of leaf
Two lovers found sweet serenity 
Zestful to share love in ecstasy.

Sadly a vicious storm was brewing
Both their zestful hearts began stewing
Thunder clapped and lightning struck the tree
The sweethearts too, they died instantly.

Forlorn the couple took off in flight
Into the darkness of sky at night
Flying to unknown territory
To dwell in everlasting glory.

The pair were eventually found 
They’d decayed into the underground 
Their loving souls live on tenderly
Entwined in heaven's grace zestfully.

The tree recovered its heart still beats
Often sadly the willow tree weeps
Never before in its history 
Has it known such zestful tragedy.

*+*+*+*

12th May 2023

Writing Challenge - 'Z' Words Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Constance La France
Word choice no.10 - Zestful

Categories: zestful, death, love, tree,
Form: Rhyme

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Zestful

Your inner colors,  make your life more active, passionate, and zestful. By Poet

                        Zenith of zeal and zonary of zealousness
            It left me feeling as if I'd been enchanted.
In a man's aloof psyche lies preciousness.
Swiftly glide, by wide sea or sky, undaunted.
                        Hinder your hope zealous even if dreams die.
A bird with its pennons clipped can't fly.
Life is a bleak, frozen plain in the sway.
      If you stayed awake with a zing and a zap
            Put glory aside and pound it off with a rap.
                        Frost might have seen no spring in this gap.
Adopt each day with zeal and dreadlessness.
            Feel sway all the way up till skies are slanted.
      At its core, any demise should be given away.
            Consider heeding this and reaching the cap.

Written: May 12, 2023

Writing Challenge - 'Z' Words Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Constance La France

Fragmented Rhyme: Form created by Poetess Constance La France

Categories: zestful, analogy, appreciation, character, inspirational,
Form: Rhyme

Zestful

There was a zany, zesty Zebu that lived his
life with full of zest.
Out of the animals in the big wildlife reserve 
he shined brighter than the rest.

He was never down with a big frown, he was 
positive and enthusiastic, 
So super uplifting that his positivity rubbed off
on all in his presence, his "go-to phrase was “ 
you’re fantastic!"

The zany, zestful Zebu from a wildlife reserve
in New Zealand isn’t gone.
Zachariah was his name; he was known for 
his zestfulness and positivity, his memory 
lives on.

 * Zebu- The zebu, sometimes known in the plural as indicine
 cattle or humped cattle, is a species or subspecies of domestic cattle originating in the Indian sub-continent. 

05/12/23
Contest: “Z” Challenge Words
Sponsor: Constance La France

Categories: zestful, animal, uplifting,
Form: Rhyme