Love of Child
vulnerable
tiny baby
heart is full

Love of Mother
wanting
one more
embrace from mother

First Love
first
love tender
hearts are singing

Love for Father
broad
shoulders the
world couldn’t defeat

Love for God
Creator
made us
loves us all

Copyright ©2025 Lisa Paul

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Michelle Navajas is the Poet of the Week and challenges us here on W-3 Poetry Prompt

Michelle’s prompt guidelines

• Invented by: Filipino poet Eileen Tabios (2003).
• Structure (per poem):
  1. Line 1 → 1 word
  2. Line 2 → 2 words
  3. Line 3 → 3 words

No rules for rhyme, rhythm, or subject beyond the word count.

Theme: Love

Write 5 separate Hay(na)ku poems, each about a different aspect of love, including but not limited to:

• Romantic love
• Familial love
• Self-love
• Unrequited love
• Enduring/timeless love

Each poem should stand alone but together create a layered meditation on love.

W3 Prompt #179: Wea’ve Written Weekly