<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Irresistibly Fish]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://brettfish.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[brettfish]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://brettfish.wordpress.com/author/brettfish/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[NaPoWriMo: Day 3 &#8211; catchup:&nbsp;Fourteener]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>And now, for our optional prompt! Today I challenge you to write a fourteener. Fourteeners can be have any number of lines, but each line should have fourteen syllables. Given the day, i decided to go for an Eastery theme:</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>Easter, in fourteen beats</strong></p>
<p><strong>An air of doom and gloom has descended upon the earth</strong><br />
<strong> Friday night&#8217;s unfortunate events made Saturday tough</strong><br />
<strong> People dull-faced like zombies trying to take it all in</strong><br />
<strong> Listening for but not hearing any sign from above</strong></p>
<p><strong>And now, on the third day, will it be any different?</strong><br />
<strong> Do we hold on to expectation or simply give in?</strong><br />
<strong> As we gather with our friends, there is not a lot to say</strong><br />
<strong> Til suddenly, a door bursts open, and, &#8220;I have seen Him!&#8221;</strong></p>
<p><strong>Can this even be true? No-one knows what to make of this</strong><br />
<strong> His closest friends have already taken off down the street</strong><br />
<strong> Peter is quite fast, but John overtakes him on the way</strong><br />
<strong> Enters an empty tomb with nothing but a folded sheet</strong></p>
<p><strong>A group of fisherman at night trying to catch some fish</strong><br />
<strong> An instruction comes from the man they see upon the shore</strong><br />
<strong> Suddenly the net is breaking, could this possibly be?</strong><br />
<strong> Will they be reunited with their rabbi friend once more?</strong></p>
<p><strong>As He bids His final farewell He reminds them once more</strong><br />
<strong> You will be known by others in the way you show your love</strong><br />
<strong> With this message burning in them, Jesus knows it is time</strong><br />
<strong> He can ascend with confidence back to His home above</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://brettfish.wordpress.com/2015/04/05/napowrimo-day-3-love"><strong>[To continue to Day 4 of the Poetry challenge, click here]</strong></a></p>
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