It's the twinkle in an eye.
The shared cup of coffee.
Laughter in the best of times and tears through the worst.
Loving the imperfections, celebrating the quirks.
It inspires and uplifts.
It drives us and drives us mad.
It defies definition, though the poets will never stop trying.
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Dana Crandell
Dad, Stepdad, Grandpa, Husband, lover of Nature and dogs.
Poet, Writer, Editor, Photographer, Artist
My poetry collection: Life, Love & Ludicrosity
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I wanted to title this something different, but worried that my chosen title might cause problems entering the United States in the future so this is the new title. It's the greatest title. No one has ever written a title better than this. (All titles unrelated to content).
Let me be honest. I am finding this difficult. Now, I like a challenge, a stretch, a bit of an obstacle course. “Write about the decline of the British Empire in the form of a narrative poem in which your protagonist is an artichoke” I read, and flex my fingers. “Write a haiku to evoke the sensation of sibilance using only the first half of the alphabet.” “Well”, I think to myself, “this should be fun.” But “write about a system that isn’t working”? A system that isn’t working? Now? In 2026? ONE system? My favourite system that isn’t working? The sexiest system that isn’t working? The one giving me the most angst day to day? The one giving me the most existential dread? I am, as I say, finding this difficult. I will own that I have contemplated writing a thousand words on why the steady “all on” setting on my fairy lights is the EIGHTH of seven options which must be sequentially activated to get there, because that is a system that some fool came up with and it definitely doesn’t work, and now who is paying the price, eh? But how can I write about my fairy lights when…. When…. When….
By Hannah Moore5 days ago in Humans
Comments (16)
"It defies definition, though the poets will never stop trying."- nicely put Dana! We all know it, we all write about it, but in the end it's something you can't quite pin down.
How did this get missed in the contest. The last line was the piece de resistance those opening lines were pretty grand as well
Love this so much! Every line is the perfect definition of love, and 100% truth! And that last line😍! Beautiful piece, Dana! 🩷💫
ahhhh, the poets will never stop trying...Perfect!
It defies definition but those who will keep trying to find the meaning - especially poets. Nicely Done!!!
Laughter during the best of times, and tears through the worst. That is what love should be all about. Nicely written.
This is really great! It sums up love, that's for sure!
So beautifully put! Love the juxtapositions you painted throughout and the build toward the intangibility of love!
Simple, heartfelt, and beautifully true. Love is all the little things that make life worth it—this captures that perfectly!
No, they shan't, even though the deadline for this challenge looms near.
Now that is what love it! So beautifully written!
That last line is so true. I think even in the darkest of time, we still look for love. Thought this was great.
I'm quirky so that resonates. And you just know that that final line will be loved by everyone here. ⚡💙⚡
Gorgeous work Dana!
Bravo!!! Superbly written!!!
beautifully done, Dana