Hey everyone.
I hope you are all having a positive start to the New year.
Due to increased committments on my end, The Saturday Symphony is now a monthly feature(every last Saturday)
I apologise for any inconveniences, and pray you stay a part of it.
Let’s dive right in;
Kiss me
Just kiss me
Make me forget the pain
Make me forget the worry
Make me dream
Just for a moment

Unsurprisingly, the theme for February is a lovey-dovey one.
But first;
January’s five featured posts
- Gypsy soul by Confessionsofpassion – So beautiful and soulful.
- The birth of night by UrsusArt – Intriguing and captivating.
- The Second by Sirishty Thakur – Epiphanies and conquering fear.
- Baby Ballerinas and climate reality by Tara Sitser – An impassioned experience and plea.
- Hide by Ruelha – Things beyond us.
Taste this love upon my lips
Virgin and unbesmirched
Guide me well
And I’ll follow with hope
For I choose you
To be my first

PONDEROUS THOUGHT Prompt
FIRST KISS
This February, creatively share about your first kiss,
The feeling,
The setting,
How you’d imagined it beforehand,
Did you regret it,
Or is it a fond memory of innocent times?
These are just some angles from which you can approach the prompt, otherwise just ‘do you’ and enjoy coming up with something.

You’re more than welcome to use art, images, and any form of writing.
Be sure to pingback to this feature; by copying its link into your post.
Do this so I can find you, and feature your post in the February edition.
Trembling
Each nerve listening
Anticipating
The sacred feel
Of a first time

Ponderous writers from the last edition
- Doffing my heart to the Bard by Punam – Delicious sonnet inspired by Shakespeare.
- Ornament by Bubble – A gorgeous tale of love inspired by Emily Brontë’s Wuthering heights.
- Damned family, A lost boy by Jules – Clever improvisation inspired by Peter Pan.
- Our next door neighbor by Saly – A festive tale inspired by the classic ‘Chicken soup for the soul.’
- O mind by Ru – A beautiful mystic translation from a native poet ‘Shri Kuvempu.‘
- Timeless literature by Sadje – Wonderful classic humour from the oldschool ‘PG Woodhouse.‘
- Timeless literature by Usha – An incredibly creative piece comprised of titles from timeless works.
Thank you all,
I’m so late but I’m here.
Lots of love.

At a friend’s wedding this January

Okay I always share some part of what I’ve been up to, after the ponderous writers.
And thus we come to the conclusion.
Closed away in school
Months of love letters
Cradled each night
Until the holidays
Would bring us together
A first kiss
That lasted forever
Lips that knew their days were numbered
All those many years ago

Remember to pingback to this post, and to paste the link to your post in the comments section, just to be sure I find you.
Can’t wait to read your entries. Stay safe, and have a wonderful February.

Meanwhile we were all Covid free, plus it’s really hard to drink with a mask on.
© judeitakali
Posts you might have missed this week,
This means a lot! 💙 Thank you for featuring my poem!
Best wishes
-Sirishty Thakur
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It’s very much my pleasure
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Wow so good to see you here Jude enjoying..
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Thank you Michelle 🧡
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Nice pics.
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Thank you Usha
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Welcome.
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Jude, thanks for including mine.
Look forward to the responses.
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My pleasure Punam. Look forward to yours as well, 😅
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Haha! Not the first kiss but maybe first crush/love! Hmmm…😅😅
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Much richer, hehe
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You are so kind and sweet, Jude. 💙❤️
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Superb post.
xoxo
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Thank you so much Gabriella
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My pleasure 🤗
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Nice to see all the pictures💟💟
Also very cute poems judge👏👏👏
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Oh thank you so much Vani. I’m glad you liked them. Hopefully you’ll join in the prompt this month as well.
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I always enjoy your writing. And I’ve perhaps gone a tad off grid with my almost a Grá Reformata… Here you go:
Responsible Responses?
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Very nice
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Thank you Pallavi 🌷
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Nice write-ups and beautiful clicks, Jude. 🙂
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Thank you Kitty🙏🏾🍁
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It’s good to see you, Jude! Here is my take – https://amanpan.blog/2021/01/31/muah-%F0%9F%98%98/
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Thank you Eugi❤️
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My pleasure! 😊
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I’m seriously, seriously in love with the poems. The passion for the first kiss almost strengthening the notion that first love never dies. I love the idea even if my first love means nothing now haha
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Thank you Jessica. I really understand about a first love fading away into a memory that doesn’t mean anything anymore.
It’s just a start for many, into the realm of romantic love.
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Nice romantic opening stanza. Think you got to the root of a good kiss.
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Haha, thanks alot 🙏🏾🍁
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I hope your new commitments are good ones for you, Jude. This is a lovely post. I really enjoyed seeing your pictures and reading your poems.
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Hehe, they are. Thank you for reading Robbie. You have all month to join in btw
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I saw that. I just have to get my mind around writing something romantic.
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Hehe, tis the season, isn’t it?
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