Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Day 3: Insecurity

Welcome to Day 3! Today’s theme is insecurity. Most of us have experienced a moment in which we were unsure in love. Feelings, sometimes disguised as butterflies, create experiences akin to riding a rollercoaster. Was your inner voice whispering in your ear, urging you to take a step back or was it encouraging you to let go and just enjoy? How do you harness that power and chase away all doubt?

photo: Pixabay

Suggested poem type: Florette

Word Prompts:    doubt
            trust
            overcome
            embrace
                               secure

Our prompts are only suggestions, where you find inspiration for your poetry is up to you!

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  1. UnknownOctober 3, 2018 at 2:12 AM

    https://wordflorilegium.com/2018/10/03/never-yet-a-florette-for-octpowrimo/

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    1. Jazmin XOctober 3, 2018 at 3:10 AM

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    2. Jazmin XOctober 3, 2018 at 3:12 AM

      “When never yet has loved endured?”
      What a pressing line. Awesome poem!

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    3. UnknownOctober 3, 2018 at 12:39 PM

      Hi Jazmin X - After visiting your page and enjoying your moving florette, I realized that I had missed the proper meter and rhyme scheme in mine. So I revised. Thanks for showing me how it's done!

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  2. Sam AllenOctober 3, 2018 at 2:19 AM

    Here's how I try to deal with insecurity in poetic form :)...

    https://peacockpoetryblog.wordpress.com/2018/10/03/doubt-taming/

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    1. SunitaOctober 3, 2018 at 2:44 AM

      Allen..what an inspiring poem! Yes, it is comforting when we accept every twist with a pinch of salt. :) Couldn't comment on your blog as there was an error :)

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    2. Jazmin XOctober 3, 2018 at 3:13 AM

      This was a very reassuring poem. What a great reminder! Awesome :)

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    3. Sam AllenOctober 3, 2018 at 6:09 AM

      Thanks so much for your lovely feedback! Sam :)

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    4. Ron PotterOctober 3, 2018 at 8:22 PM

      I enjoyed that, insightful and engaging with a twist of humour

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  3. SunitaOctober 3, 2018 at 2:40 AM

    Day-3
    Trying to adhere to the poetic forms can be time consuming as well as refreshing. Tried the Florette for the first time. There is always a first.
    https://musingssurvive.blogspot.com/2018/10/awaken-florette.html

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    1. mkvecchittoOctober 3, 2018 at 5:28 PM

      Beautiful poem! I especially love the middle stanza.

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  4. DeepaOctober 3, 2018 at 2:44 AM

    Day 3
    https://syncwithdeep.wordpress.com/2018/10/03/insecurity-and-beyond/

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  5. Jazmin XOctober 3, 2018 at 3:02 AM

    First time writing a Florette! It was a pleasant challenge. Day 3: https://galaxychasher.blogspot.com/2018/10/3-doubting-florette.html?m=1

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    1. mkvecchittoOctober 3, 2018 at 5:34 PM

      Well done! It's a fun form once you get the hang of it. Yours flows perfectly.

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  6. ladyleemanilaOctober 3, 2018 at 3:22 AM

    a chain rhyme quatrain for today :)
    https://ladyleemanilablog.wordpress.com/2018/10/03/day-3-insecurity/

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  7. Ornery Owl of Naughty Netherworld Press and Readers Roost October 3, 2018 at 3:48 AM

    Here is today's effort.
    Insecurity
    I honestly don't remember having written a Florette before, but I must have. It's one of my tags.

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  8. Angela van SonOctober 3, 2018 at 5:42 AM

    Offering from the Netherlands (more widely known as Holland): unassortedstories.wordpress.com/2018/10/03/fixed/ A florette? No. But insecurity: yes.

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  9. Ron PotterOctober 3, 2018 at 7:21 AM

    http://castingsuspicion.blogspot.com/2018/10/meekness.html

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  10. UnknownOctober 3, 2018 at 7:22 AM

    Today's try - Insecurity

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  11. HoneyBeeOctober 3, 2018 at 10:15 AM

    My first attempt with a Florette.... https://talesofafamily.blog/2018/10/03/loves-embrace/#more-14662

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  12. Victoria StuartOctober 3, 2018 at 10:16 AM

    I've never written a florette before. Thanks for the prompt! https://wp.me/p9xtV9-hV

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  13. NamrathaOctober 3, 2018 at 12:05 PM

    Tried a florette and my poem went haywire. I actually got insecure about my writing for a bit. Then I decided to just go with the flow instead.

    You and me @ Namysaysso

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    1. ShukuOctober 3, 2018 at 3:09 PM

      I really love this especially the things you built with at the end. It's wonderful, I'm glad you went with the flow!

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  14. BiancaPOctober 3, 2018 at 12:13 PM

    I too had never written a florette before. Thanks for introducing me to this form (which ostensibly appears simpler than it is!): http://biancasbookblog.blogspot.com/2018/10/octpowrimo-2018-day-3-insecurity.html

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    1. ShukuOctober 3, 2018 at 3:06 PM

      You're right about the form looking simpler than it really is, Bianca - I had a hard time with it. But you've made yours so beautiful, and the lines flow so well!

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    2. mkvecchittoOctober 3, 2018 at 5:48 PM

      It's a little tricky but lends itself to almost lyrical pieces. Yours was perfect!

      I have a few more unusual forms planned. :)

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    3. BiancaPOctober 5, 2018 at 6:35 AM

      Thanks both :)

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  15. Rod E. KokOctober 3, 2018 at 1:11 PM

    Just noticed today that we could link up here. So, here is today's effort. Hope you all enjoy! https://goo.gl/gwDpj7

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    1. mkvecchittoOctober 3, 2018 at 5:51 PM

      Fantastic! One thing I try to get across to my students is that you can tell a complete story in a poem. I'd like to share this with my classes when we get to our poetry unit.

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  16. Esther JonesOctober 3, 2018 at 2:09 PM

    I made an acrostic today: INSECURE

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  17. ChristineBOctober 3, 2018 at 2:38 PM

    Here is my poem for Insecure

    https://poetryforhealing.com/2018/10/03/words/

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  18. Maria L. BergOctober 3, 2018 at 2:44 PM

    Day 3: In Security experiencewriting.com/2018/10/03/octpowrimo-day-3-in-security/

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    1. ShukuOctober 3, 2018 at 3:03 PM

      I found this both evocative and empowering at the same time. It's wonderful, Maria!

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  19. ShukuOctober 3, 2018 at 2:44 PM

    I tried the florette. It fried my brain. Does the Devil get insecure, especially after being defeated by a mortal? Hope you have fun finding out!

    https://shukuen.blogspot.com/2018/10/octpowrimo-2018-day-3-devil-six-months.html

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    1. MarkOctober 3, 2018 at 4:47 PM

      This killed me. In a good way.

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    2. ShukuOctober 3, 2018 at 5:21 PM

      Thank you! It was...quite the challenge, that's Piece #2, because I threw out Piece #1 after wrestling with it for an hour plus. Glad you had fun!

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  20. Jesi KayOctober 3, 2018 at 3:03 PM

    Finished with mine: http://lunaticpoet.com/octpowrimo-day-3-insecurity/

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  21. paeansunpluggedOctober 3, 2018 at 3:19 PM

    Here is my post.
    https://paeansunpluggedblog.wordpress.com/2018/10/03/insecurity/

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  22. ms_liliOctober 3, 2018 at 4:15 PM

    bringing back painful memories
    http://tao-talk.com/2018/10/03/day-3-the-valley-of-the-shadow-of-death/

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  23. SarpadeonOctober 3, 2018 at 4:26 PM

    With this one I found out that I can write self-loathing sentiments relatively easily but expressing actual insecurity (vulnerability) doesn't come that naturally. So here's how it went:
    https://spiralartist.wordpress.com/2018/10/03/trophy-victim-day-three-insecurity/

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    1. ShukuOctober 3, 2018 at 4:36 PM

      I love the imagery of the pen and the serial killer. Too true, right there, the entire thing hits home in very familiar places. Love it!

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    2. SarpadeonOctober 3, 2018 at 4:47 PM

      Thank you n_n

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  24. RichaOctober 3, 2018 at 4:28 PM

    I've never written a florette before. Here's my first ever attempt at it - http://iscriblr.com/insecurities-in-love/

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    1. PeggyOctober 3, 2018 at 6:06 PM

      Good job! I imagine it wasn't easy! Kudos for trying something new, and doing it well!

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    2. RichaOctober 3, 2018 at 7:17 PM

      Thank you so much!

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  25. mkvecchittoOctober 3, 2018 at 5:12 PM

    Here's my poem for Day 3!
    Self-Evaluation


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  26. PeggyOctober 3, 2018 at 6:03 PM

    Today's poem: https://serendipity756.wordpress.com/2018/10/03/insecure/

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  27. UnknownOctober 3, 2018 at 6:36 PM

    A little bit of a fairy tale for Day 3

    https://midwestfantasy.wordpress.com/2018/10/04/dare-she/

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  28. odhranOctober 3, 2018 at 10:14 PM

    Day 3. A ship waits in a harbor for a woman who wanders the streets instead of sailing.
    https://wordpress.com/post/odhranwrites.wordpress.com/1041

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  29. Leonas LinesOctober 4, 2018 at 12:00 AM

    Just heard about this challenge today! I always participate in the April NaPoWriMo and am so glad to participate in this one now too! Thanks! Enjoyed writing a Florette using most of the prompts today. https://leonaslines.com/2018/10/03/insecurity-vanquished/

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  30. Morgan DragonwillowOctober 4, 2018 at 12:38 AM

    Barb Huntington asked me to post this for her.
    https://barbarahuntington.com/2018/10/03/octpowrimo-2018-day-3-pain-to-power/

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  31. Jennifer CunninghamOctober 4, 2018 at 1:18 AM

    Good evening from Arizona! My first florette, inspired by photos of Gillian Anderson, strangely enough.
    Florette for Gillian Anderson

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    1. Ron PotterOctober 4, 2018 at 5:41 AM

      I loved the airy feel and the words chosen to rhyme. It gave the piece a mix of propriety and ambiguity.

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    2. Jennifer CunninghamOctober 4, 2018 at 11:26 PM

      Thank you! And thanks for stopping by :)

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  32. MarkOctober 4, 2018 at 3:41 AM

    Like ripping off a bandaid. http://hittingthemark-jones.blogspot.com/2018/10/insecurity-guard.html

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  33. payal agarwalOctober 4, 2018 at 4:57 AM

    https://colorsofthefall.blogspot.com/2018/10/sing-along.html?m=1

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  34. Linda Lee LybergOctober 4, 2018 at 4:19 PM

    Adding day 3: https://charmedchaos.com/2018/10/04/neer-depart/

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  35. Mandibelle16October 4, 2018 at 4:29 PM

    https://mandibelle16.wordpress.com/2018/10/04/octpowrimo-day-3-music-challenge-poem-lunes-high-hopes-amwritingpoetry-musicchallenge/

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  36. Jenni AstramowiczOctober 5, 2018 at 7:04 PM

    My Day 3 Offering https://thewabisabiwriter.blogspot.com/2018/10/orange.html

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  37. A BurtOctober 7, 2018 at 4:20 PM

    https://scribblesfrommetoyou.wordpress.com/2018/10/05/no-risk/

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  38. UnknownOctober 9, 2018 at 7:42 PM

    Insecurity Abandoned

    Thirst for knowledge
    Inspired vision
    A clear purpose
    Committed action
    The outcome finds its place
    procrastination promoted out
    Control issues out sourced
    Non attachment in serviced
    Accepting the results as is

    Insecurity has no place to stay.. at least for long..
    It stays only as long as we want it to stay, so no worries..sr

    Insecurity is a human nature.. but natural. no way to avoid it. how long we want to hang on to it... some of us enjoy it as a fantasy until it incapacitates us... sr

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