A little less than, very near not quite
Always within an inch, borderline
Practically somewhere, nearly
Virtually within an inch
Just about pretty much
As good as it gets
Approximate
Relative
Almost
YOU…
P. S. An Etheree consists of ten lines of 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 syllables
It can also be reversed and written 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1

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Michelle Ayon Navajas is an international best-selling poet. Her 5th poetry book, "I Will Love You Forever, Too" went straight to the number ONE spot in Amazon and Kobo.Com on its first day of release in less than 24 hours. She also authored the poetry books "After Rain Skies", "What If Snowflakes Don't Fall In Winter?", "Oh! Dear One", "I Would Fly To Where You Are" and "After Rain Skies, 2nd Edition". She is a published author at Spillwords NYC, a three-time "Publication of the Month" nominee. Her poem "Holding Hands" is a Publication of the year in at Spillwords NYC for 2021. Her poetry appeared in several international literary magazines and anthologies.
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very interesting
Great read
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Thanks Sheldon…
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I’ve thought about doing this before, didn’t know the form had a name. Nice work.
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Thanks…you can try it now..
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I like your version. 🙂
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That’s great..let me know if you try it yourself too..
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… as in, maybe and that’s final…? 🙂
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Yes ..that’s how it goes….😊
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This is amazingly well done! Perfect form and insightful, thoughtful content. I’ve already read it three times. And once backwards! 🙂 Marvelous.
Thank you so much for sharing.
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That is so nice of you….thank you for taking time to read ..
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Very cool poetry style, thank you for sharing!
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Its always nice to see you droppin by…i actually learned this style here in wordpress too..
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Awesome!
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😀
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Wow, backward ‘n forward…
pretty cool to build a puzzle within a poem! 🙂 💜 Jackie@KWH
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It is Jackie..its fun to work on..
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Wow!! This is cleverly done. I love the choice of words. Each line tugs the heart. </3
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Thanks Maria..i am happy you like it..
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You’re most welcome, Mich. ❤
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i really loved it… and the design of the poem as it is inclined and decending to “YOU”…. lovely !!
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Thanks..glad you like it .
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Brilliant poem Mich. I have not encountered the Etheree and the way you have used the words and the structure is so clever 🙂
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thanks Davy. its a form i learned from Geetha and Shiva ..they are around the WP community as well
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Mich, I have used the form for a later post in this challenge. It is fun and challenging to play with. Thanks again for the heads up.
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Ooohh that’s wonderful..its really fun to do it..enjoy ..
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Almost, but not quite. Almost isn’t “is” is it? Great piece.
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How sad actually…..almost
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