Rocky, trodden dirt path
Cut out of hillside
A man offering eternal youth, shadowed
Eagerly in waiting
Anticipation
The golden path, narrow
Through a bottleneck
A single woman travels, meditating
A slight smile on her lips
Long-lasting journey
Fragrant beauty without—
Worldly temptation—
Indulging broken promises, hurriedly
Instead of One Presence
We’ve expectation
Side note: this is my first ever poem in double ennead form.
Mom with a Blog 
This is wonderful Melissa. I also like this form because it can tell a story with a beginning, middle, and ending. Think about imagery and follow the “show-don’t tell,” (which I have to tell myself every time I write a poem). ⭐️🫶🏻
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Thank you! I like the form, too. Definitely will experiment more with it!❤️
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I like the form with end rhymes too, but that takes me longer to create. 🫶🏻
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https://melissalemay.wordpress.com/2023/05/04/touch-me-not/ I rhymed!🌸❤️🤭
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Those last two lines are quite powerful. Great poem, Melissa!
Yvette M Calleiro 🙂
http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com
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Love it 💕
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Thank you.🙏🏼
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I think they are on two different wavelengths.
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Wow, good job working in this form. I still haven’t tried the form.
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Beautiful description of the photo!
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Very enigmatic I like it 💜
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You’ve layered your story like the painting. (K)
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I second Kerfe’s comment here ~ she’s exactly right, Melissa!
Much love,
David
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Good job with the form. I agree with Kerfe that you’ve created layers here.
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