The rising sun disarms veiled night like
a knuckle up spine, it spreads rapture
divine. We are but dust, yet glowing
in our descent to the floor, and
when I settle in the corner, I’ll
taste eternal bliss, under velvet gravity, I’ll
know my place, and praise the ride.
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Today Grace hosts Meet the Bar at dVerse for the last time before we go on winter break. I chose to write a Kwansaba poem. The defining features of the Kwansaba are:
•a celebration of family and African-American culture, a praise poem.
•a septastich, a poem in 7 lines.
•measured by 7 words in each line.
•written with no word exceeding 7 letters.
Tricia Sankey 
Awesome!
Thanks for the love! 🥰
Wow, wow, wow! This is gorgeously rendered, Tricia! 😀 Love that “velvet gravity!”💝💝
Thanks, Sanaa! It’s a choice to call it velvet some days! 😄
I specially love: I’ll know my place, and praise the ride. You hit it with this praise poem. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year Tricia!!
Thanks so much, Grace! Happy Holidays to you as well! ❄
Such a wonderful write. Happiest of holidays to you and yours my friend, and every blessing in the new year Tricia! 🙂
Thanks Rob, enjoy your holidays as well, thanks for dropping by! 💓
Beautifully written!
Thanks, Lucy! Enjoy your holidays! 💓
Oh so precious. Praise the ride is the highest of praise. Thanks for sharing. Love this.
Happy Holidays to you and your loved ones. Stay sweet. xo 🎄 xo
Thanks, Selma! Enjoy your holidays as well! 🍷
‘Under velvet gravity’ – I love that 🤩
Thanks, Ingrid! 💖
Beautiful, beautiful! And what a challenge to meet the restrictions while finding your writing freedom!
Thanks, Grace! Yes, this was a fun challenge. I even surprised myself with how many words had exactly 7 letters. Love a good prompt! 💞
Truly loved the poem.
Thanks so much! (sorry for the late reply, my spam folder snagged you!)
👍🏻
A gorgeous poem of thanksgiving and praise!! A tricky form, you managed beautifully. Wishing you blessings of the Season.
Thanks Helen! Happy Holidays to you as well! 🥂
May the joy of the season fill your heart here at the closing if the year 2021, and may peace abide in 2022. This is a most difficult time for our planet earth, and a time of turmoil for its peoples. May 2022 begin the way back! ✌🏼❤️🌎
Thanks, Rob! 💗💗💗
nailed the format Tricia with much aplomb! A deep one suitable to our times 🙂
Thanks so much, Kate, Enjoy your holidays! 🍷
and you Tricia 🙂
Love the language, and the use of dust as description of us.
Thanks, Bjorn! Happy Holidays! 🥂
That is so amazingly beautiful, Tricia! ❤️
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, my friend. 💖
Thanks, Punam, pleased you enjoyed, Merry Christmas! 💓
You are welcome. 😊
Beautifully written.
Thank you, friend! 💞