Hush
hush
my love
it’s scary
but we’ll get through
the end will all be worth it, so dear hush
love me dearly as the sun loves the moon
hold me tightly
don’t let go
please my
love
sleep
tightly
tonight dear
then dream of me
meet me halfway in your deep quiet sleep
For David’s Weekly Prompt:https://skepticskaddish.com/2022/12/21/w3-prompt-34-weave-written-weekly/
D. Avery’s prompt guidelines
• Write a ‘Tetractys’;
• A further challenge is for the first and last word to be the same;
• A double or triple Tetractys, in either order, would be okay.
Tetractys?
• At least 5 lines of 1, 2, 3, 4, 10 syllables (total of 20);
• Can be written with more than one verse but must follow suit with an inverted syllable count;
• Can also be reversed and written 10, 4, 3, 2, 1;
• Double Tetractys: 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 10, 4, 3, 2, 1;
• Triple Tetractys: 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 10, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 10; and so on…