The lovely Cheryl over at Tropical Affair nominated me to take part in the Love in Ten Lines challenge. I say challenge because this:
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I sat down to do this challenge thibking “pfft, I got this.” Cheryl’s genius post made it look so easy. I forgot that she is a skilled poet and I struggle to make word good sound nice. See? Check out her lovely poem at the link above.
The challenge is to write ten lines of poetry, with four words in each line, all including the word love. It sounds deceptively easy. Just as I was about to hit publish on my “I love Nutella sandwiches X 10” post, I saw that the lovely Mecia Not Quite London from had nominated for the Love/Hate tag. You are supposed to write down ten things you love and ten that you hate. Simples. That when this happened:
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Why don’t I just combine both challenges? I can write ten things I love using four words per line. Ah, being a genius, it’s not always easy.
So here goes:
I love red lipstick
I love milk chocolate
I love my fiancé
I love my pets
I love scented candles
I love being weird
I love to laugh
I love warm cuddles
I love being outside
I love funny people
Okay, so not exactly W.B. Yeats material but it will do. Now I’d better list what I hate:
- Rude people
- Standing still for too long
- Stubbornness
- Raisins
- Animal cruelty
- Crowds
- Being separated from those I love
- Doubt
- Being misunderstood
- Waiting for too long
So, just because I cheated doesn’t mean you guys have to 😄
The first challenge is the Ten Line Poetry competition and I have plenty of poetically-gifted friends who will smash this! Just to recap the rules:
-you must compose a ten line long poem with four words in each line, one to be the word “love”. It’s, er, not that difficult.
I nominate the wonderfully talented Melanie over at Wordifull
The very creative David from toofulltowrite
And the brilliant Floridaborne over at Two on a Rant
If anyone can do this, they can! Although there’s no pressure to partake guys.
Next, I need to nominate some people for the Love/Hate tag. It’s simple: you basically list ten things you hate, ten things you love and then choose ten bloggers to do the same. That I can do.
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My nominees are:
I Prefer Deep Blues and Sea Foam Greens
Mother Hen Diaries
A Cookbook Collection
Tropical Affair (gotta return the love😃)
The V-pub
Again, no pressure to take part guys! Have a great day, wherever you are!
I love how you managed the challenges! And in private… I cheated both times… lol!
Congrats to the nominees!!!
Haha, I tried to do it the honest way and I just couldn’t! I can usually write fairly okay poetry but this was quite challenging, to say the least. I enjoyed trying though. Thanks for your comment 🙂
You know, I think that whatever we participate on WP is supposed to be fun in first place 😉 and this was fun 😀
True! I do come on here to relax. I actually wrote this weeks ago but I have a whole bank of posts in my drafts just waiting to be published 😀 This was fun, you’re right 🙂
😊 Hugs to Ireland, Janey!
And to Austria/Liechtenstein 😄
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Skilfully done 🙂 Nice answers too. You really prefer milk chocolate to dark chocolate though?
Maybe but skilfully, but done 😀 Thanks! I do love both. I actually eat a couple of squares of dark chocolate with a glass of red wine at the weekend for a treat but if I’m indulging, I really love milk chocolate!
Congrats! Also well done, very cleverly organized. 🙂
Thank you! I was a little lazy but I think that’s allowed some times 🙂
I sure wish you would have done the hate list in a four-word-per-line poem, too, Janey. Sorry for being so demanding today. 😉
I was just being really lazy 🙂 And I suppose, trying to focus on the positive 😀 Hope you’re having a good day!
Focusing on the positive is good, Janey. I’m having a fine Saturday. I hope you are as well, now that you’ve gotten the hate list out of your system. 🙂
I sure am 🙂 The weather is terrible so I’m curled up watching a scary movie. I love weekends 😀 Glad you are enjoying your day!
Oh buuuurnnnn…..Janey! I was just about to thank you when I saw the new tag. Yikes! You paid me back, girlie. I don’t even like to say the word h..ha…h…haaaaa…damn. Can’t do it! I will however give my best effort to those things I really, really, really dislike more than cheese on my apple pie! Hugs honey. So good to learn a few more things about you. Now I gotta go cancel that flash mob thingy I had arranged on your laen….😳
Ha! I was not going to tag you and then I thought “I’m sure she’ll just looooove this” 😃😝 I didn’t want you to feel left out or anything 😇
B-b-but, I love flash mobs. And also, I’m watching a really scary movie and a flashmob would be a welcome distraction.
Wine for cooking…cervesa for the taco dinner….then maybe…mojitos…I should have a good “love” list going by then. Wait! I’ll see if I can call back the Irish Firemen’s Union to get that mob back for you…..😛
Hope you’re head isn’t too sore today 😀 And now I’m craving mojitos 😛 Firemen you say??? 😍
Oh…no head hes for me. I am nithing if not a good pacer when it comes to drinking at my age. I loathe hangivers. Ah! There it is. A great start to my hhhhate list. 😀
I haven’t had one in a while but I have had some baaaad ones back in the day. Yes, that would go on plenty a hate list! 🙂 maybe your secrets for avoiding a hang over could be shared sometime too, eh?? 😄
😄Absolutely! Numero uno I’ll give you right now. Never pair hard liquor with sugar. If I have a mixed drink it will be with sugar free (but not much) sodas or just tonic and fresh fruit. It is actually the sugar that produces the nastiest headache hangover.
Ooh that’s really useful! I do often mix my drinks with sugary mixers so I’ll try steer clear in future, although I never really drink anymore. I do have two weddings coming up though. Thanks for the advice 😀
Lawn. Doh. Yes. I’m drinking wine. And…? 😛
I approve. I endorse your drink choice! 😃
🙂 Thank you sweet one! And I accept the challenge, running out the door now but will write and post later :).
Brilliant! Thanks for accepting 🙂
I’m so rubbish at tags BUT IM NEARLY FINISHED XD
YAYAYYA
You go girl! (I really can’t pull that off, I’m far too Irish) but if anyone can do it, you can! I believe in you, etc, etc…*bribes you with Galaxy chocolate*
YEY GALAXY
I’ve done it. I’m going to put it into a proper post now (done it in notes on phone) 😀
YEY CHOCCCCIE
Here’s your chocolate, as promised…although virtual chocolate isn’t nearly as tasty 🙂 Thanks! Looking forward to reading it!
Thanks, Janey! Mission accomplished and posted.
https://weight2lose2013.wordpress.com/2015/05/31/a-creative-blogging-challenge/
Yaaaay! On my way over 🙂
You crack me up 😂. Good idea on combining the 2 xx
I was soooo lazy lol! Thanks for reading 🙂
Thanks so much for the nomination, Janey! Great post.
You’re welcome and thanks for reading 🙂
Finally done Janey!!
http://tropicalaffair.me/2015/06/01/a-real-challengetagged/
Whoop whoop!
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