Ergo, the Ogre

A large, sprawling oak tree with thick branches covered in green moss, surrounded by lush greenery in a natural setting.

This Cherita was written for Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday 

but I failed to read the guidelines carefully. This should have been written in Tanka, Haiku, Senryu, Haibun, Etheree or Cinquain poetry forms. Ooops! Here’s mine anyway:

Calixta bewitched her men

as they dreamt, making them
burn and ache with desire;

craving her touch, her warmth.
They gave their honor for Calixta —
and were soon discarded like all the rest.

 

SusanWritesPrecise/Susan Marie Shuman
thepickupdiary.com

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Susan Marie Shuman is an author and freelance writer/editor who currently resides in the wilds of Birmingham, AL. She shares her life with two spoiled cats, several friends (not all of them imaginary) and one husband. When she’s not working, Susan enjoys horseback riding, reading, taking her cats for a spin in their pet stroller, and taking naps. An ex-bartender, recovering crash test dummy, and all-around late bloomer, Susan graduated from the University of South Alabama in 2004 with a BA in English. She minored in Russian. Long-range goals include visiting Israel, the Czech Republic and Liechtenstein. Susan is also planning to launch a micronation which would be called either Suzannistan or Eastern Suzanorovia.

17 responses to “Calixta”

  1. Colleen’s #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge Recap No. 107, “Haunt & Spell”, #SynonymsOnly – Colleen Chesebro ~ The Faery Whisperer

    […] Calixta – The Abject Muse […]

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  2. Colleen Chesebro Avatar
    Colleen Chesebro

    Lovely form for storytelling, Abject Muse. :D No syllable count though. A Cherita poem deals with stanzas – now, if it had a syllable count to go with the stanzas it would have been perfect. You told a fabulous story. <3

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    1. The Abject Muse Avatar
      The Abject Muse

      Thank you, Colleen. Maybe I will try modifying it into an impressive amount of syllables.

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      1. Colleen Chesebro Avatar
        Colleen Chesebro

        LOL! That’s funny! Remember this challenge is for syllabic poetry. <3

      2. The Abject Muse Avatar
        The Abject Muse

        Oh, geez. Now *that* is embarrassing. I never was much good at connecting the dots. :-)

      3. Colleen Chesebro Avatar
        Colleen Chesebro

        LOL! No worries. You’ll catch on. :D <3

  3. Somewhere Sea Avatar
    Somewhere Sea

    Oh my yes, “Excellent”.

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    1. The Abject Muse Avatar
      The Abject Muse

      Thank you so much! :-)

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      1. Somewhere Sea Avatar
        Somewhere Sea

        Most sincerely welcome.

  4. Hélène Vaillant Avatar
    Hélène Vaillant

    Excellent.

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    1. The Abject Muse Avatar
      The Abject Muse

      Thank you, Helene. I had my doubts about this one, but now I am glad I posted it.

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      1. Hélène Vaillant Avatar
        Hélène Vaillant

        You did well.

      2. The Abject Muse Avatar
        The Abject Muse

        Thank you. It means a lot coming from you. :-)

      3. Hélène Vaillant Avatar
        Hélène Vaillant

        Often hesitate posting some of my work too. Then I post and get all kinds of inspiring comments. We criticize our-self too much.🙂

      4. The Abject Muse Avatar
        The Abject Muse

        Agreed. Then there are other times when… :-)

  5. Jeff Dunmyre Avatar
    Jeff Dunmyre

    Interesting. You know a great deal about Calixta.

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    1. The Abject Muse Avatar
      The Abject Muse

      Yes, I do. I created her.

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