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Today I challenge myself to write a Diamante, a seven-lined contrast poem set up in a diamond shape. To know more about this form, please visit here: Thanks, Panchali.
Line 1: Noun or subject
Line 2: Two Adjectives describing the first noun/subject
Line 3: Three -ing words describing the first noun/subject
Line 4: Four words: two about the first noun/subject, two about the antonym/synonym
Line 5: Three -ing words about the antonym/synonym
Line 6: Two adjectives describing the antonym/synonym
Line 7:Antonym/synonym for the subject
Desire
desire
passionate, dangerous
glowing, tantalising, encompassing
irresistible, obsessive, illusive, transitional
flickering, fading, yielding
fervent, treacherous
hatred
Copyright © Celestine Nudanu
01/10/15
Reading Pleasure 
Brilliant!!! A tantalizing piece, Celestine. Its the creativity in the writer that keeps the reader engrossed and captivates her thinking and transports her into a different world. Thumbs up!
Thanks for taking up the challenge!! I am thrilled 🙂
Panchali, thanks to you for the opportunity to be this creative. Though I must agree I struggled over this. 🙂
Your compliment is very much appreciated my dear. 😉
Me too….it isn’t easy, anyway. But, it was enjoyable. Thanks Celestine. .😊
Wonderful. You’ve captured the elements of desire brilliantly. 🙂
Thank you dear Kiru.
Very good. Startling and good. and fun.
Alice, thanks. No fun at all. 🙂
🙂 I meant fun word play. Well done.
This is great! I haven’t done one of these in such a long time:)
Thanks Jazzy. Try it out. 🙂
I will:)
this is brilliant Celestine! I remember checking it out but not even trying, it is really tough!
You are right, Trisha. I found it quite tough. Thanks, as always. 🙂
Oh Celestine that’s brilliant and I bet it was great fun to do!
Thank you Gilly. No fun at all. Quite a challenge with all those adjectives and synonyms I’ve forgotten from primary school. Lol! 🙂
Oooh. I did not expect the treacherous hatred, but it can come from desire. Good.
Thank you Nana. Desire can yield to hatred when it has exhausted all its steam. We should not forget Amnon and his sister Tamar in the Bible.
So simple, yet deeply profound.
M xx
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Thank you Melissa. 🙂
This is marvelous Celestine. It even made it into my dreams last night. I literally dreamt about this poem! What a treat. I’d missed reading your work and am glad to be back.
Oh Parmis, seriously? Great to know you dreamed about this poem. Good to see you back my dear. 🙂
Celestine, you are inspiring and your poetry and the links you add to poetry form always make me want to begin to write poetry again. Blessings on your day.
Ow what a sweet comment.Thakn you so much. Timelessldady. 🙂 Blessings to you too.
Well done! Very enjoyable!
Thank you Tiny. 🙂
Well done diamante!
Thank you so much, J Lapis.
You’re most welcome.
This is so creative and wonderful piece. It’s always a pleasure to read your work, Celestine.
Ow, thanks so much, Noora. 🙂