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The website content introduces March's second-week poetry prompt for Lifeline, focusing on the theme of friendship and inviting poets to write about their experiences with friends and the impact of those relationships.

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The Lifeline publication has released its weekly poetry prompt for the second week of March, with the spotlight on the concept of friendship. The author emphasizes the importance of friendship as a vital and beautiful aspect of life, noting that true friends provide comfort, encouragement, confidence, and mental support. The prompt encourages poets to reflect on their relationships, recalling friends who have been dear to them, and to express their emotions through poetry about their best friends or those they've lost. The author shares a personal poem as an example, reminiscing about a close friendship that ended, and invites the Lifeline community of poets to respond to the prompt using the "Lifeline Prompt" tag. The content also includes a call to support Lifeline poets and highlights the "Poem Of The Week" by Shereen Bingham.

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  • Friendship is described as a fundamental human connection that contributes significantly to one's happiness and well-being.
  • The author values honesty as a top priority in friendship and believes that true friends are those who remain loyal and supportive.
  • The author reflects on the pain of losing a close friendship due to dishonesty and the difficulty of moving on from such relationships.
  • There is an appreciation for the depth of emotions that friendships can evoke, as seen in the author's personal poem and the invitation for others to share their experiences.
  • The author expresses a commitment to maintaining friendships and a desire to reconnect with friends from the past, suggesting that others should also cherish and honor their friendships.
  • The content suggests that the Lifeline community is a supportive environment for poets to share their work and that there is a collective effort to uplift each other through poetry.

Lifeline | Weekly Prompt

March’s Second Week Prompt Of Lifeline

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Greetings Poets,

I hope you all are doing good. I am here with March’s second-week prompt of Lifeline.

This week’s prompt is about Friendship. Friendship is a vital part of our lives.

“Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It’s not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything.” – Muhammad Ali

Friendship is the most beautiful thing in life. Friends are the people who care for you, love you, and always be there for you. They bring happiness to our lives. They are go-to people whenever we need help. Having good friends in life is beneficial.

Reasons why you need friends in life

  1. They provide comfort in life
  2. They encourage you in difficult times
  3. They give you confidence
  4. They provide mental support

We can easily make so many friends online and offline. What truly matters is, it’s hard to find true friends. Since childhood, I have always made friends who are honest. For me, honesty is my first priority. I don’t care about the person’s caste, look, or status. For me, the person's honesty is something that I look for before making them, my friends.

Finding a true friend is something that is the toughest task in the world.

I ended my friendship with one of my BFF who was very close to me because he was dishonest with me. We were together for about 6 years. It was hard for me, but I wasn't able to let go of it.

“I look for these qualities and characteristics in people. Honesty is number one, respect, and absolutely the third would have to be loyalty.”

-Summer Altice

I am a person who attaches to people very closely, not just people but even with things also. I still have many things from my childhood that I carry with me today. If someone makes any mistake, it is hard for me to let go. I know sometimes I need to take things easy but I just couldn't do it. I am not a person who can not easily forgive.

If I am into a relationship even it is a friendship I will give my 100%. Therefore I also expect the other person do the same with me. But, this is not the case every time. Different people have different values and priorities. I still remember my BFF and I tried to reach him out. However, it seems like people move on easily and the value of friendship we shared in childhood has been changed completely.

“I have a loyalty that runs in my bloodstream, when I lock into someone or something, you can’t get me away from it because I commit that thoroughly. That’s in friendship, that’s a deal, that’s a commitment. Don’t give me paper — I can get the same lawyer who drew it up to break it. But if you shake my hand, that’s for life.”

-Jerry Lewis

When people grow, they change and move on. Today I want you all to remember someone who was very dear to you and you forget them completely as you grew in life. A person with whom you made some best memories of life. Remember that person, remember those memories, and if you are able to reach them out. Then take your phone call them or text them.

This week’s prompt is,

Friendship is a type of human connection that makes people happier and healthier in every possible way. Write a poem about your best friend, or somebody you’ve lost.

You all have something to say to the person who was very dear to you and you have lost them in your life. It's time to share your emotions.

Here poem that I wrote to my BFF

Dear friend, You are someone with whom, I find myself. You are someone with whom, I find my smile back. You are someone with whom, I can just be myself. I remember you, every day in the light of the sun, and at night by seeing the moon. You were a part of my life, then you just leave my life, like we were nothing. I remember those beautiful moments, When we made a promise of staying together. I remember those days when it was hard to stay quiet. because we have so much to talk about, But now it seems like you don't have Time just to say hi. No matter how far we will stay, You always be in heart and, Always be my BFF.

I would like to invite all the poets of Lifeline to respond to this prompt.

Dr. Fatima Imam Orla.K Bhavna Narula Orla. K Riaz Laskar Ellie Jacobson Josh Balerite Acol Dr. Preeti Singh Giulietta Passarelli Trista Signe Ainsworth Kimberly Hampton Nilsson Carolyn F. Chryst, Ph.D. Dan J Bonaventure Barry Anthi Psomiadou JJ Sum Colleen Millsteed Destiny S. Harris I. Trudie Palmer Kristy Westaway Pierce McIntyre Abbey Streett Obinna Uruakpa Imani Talim Diepak Paul Jenine Bsharah Baines Troy B. Jordan Margie Willis Venkataraman Mahalingam Arbab Z. Marie-Sandra Trudelle Krystal Mossbarger Sabiqa Nasir Ali JoMae Spoelhof Anastasia Soul Gypsy Kyomi O’ Connor Megan Nicole Morgan America Zed⚡ Marilyn Glover Brown Boi Daniel T Parkins Greg Proffit Yael Shira Ilana Lydia Nicole Sponsel Vanilla Being Neera Handa Dr Nick Cuccovia Erica J Pratibha Mohanty Lola Rosario George Ochsenfeld Evergreen Eden L Burton Mher Manoekjan Sinus Kosinus Rhonda Marrone Elena Cooper Shuntay Wright David Rudder 🌈LIFE LESSON James Raven Danna Z Adam Nathan Wieland Jake Hilden Kailey Rose Enne Baker Amy Christie Tunnel Books, author and creator, Francis Edwards Sharing Words Joe Merkel Kevin Jahleel Ishimwe Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她) Ravyne Hawke Monoreena Acharjee Majumdar Agnes Laurens Drashti Shroff Ricardo Böck Carmen Dawn J.R. Sonder Breezy Omy K.M. Fullerton Vashni Stories Joseph Lieungh Kartika Lestari Brooklyn Muse Cendrine Marrouat Zuri Pommerenk Connie Song Ali Al Zaak Annine Massaro Anastasia S. Manyonga Sadee Bee Roxanne Barbour DMTakeshi Vinay Thum Deepa N Swamy Shereen Bingham Klara Jane Holloway Doa Demir RBGraham Ntathu Allen Jean Elizabeth Glass Jade Willow Kavya Janani. U Sharing Randomly Jessica Wolf Robin Oakman C.R. Stacy Mary Louisa Cappelli A.X. Bates Ann Christine Tabaka Nicole Andres Cara J. Jaye Felice Bakker Hannah LaDuke Kelly Aluna Martone Patricia Pixie❤ Little Monster Aj Bhardwaj Victoria Gregg Jaylee Reign Elvie Lins❤️ Malyaban Bal MzDiamond Jamario Cantrell Julisa Ochoa Sally Prag Jenny Lane Sweedle Love. Jade Hadfield Francis B. Rick Bartrand Ira Robinson Kitty Williams Teisha LeShea Jennica Rose Desarae Black Mélissa Diaby Rayna Pummel Annie Wang Elin Melaas Manu Juneja David Fertitta M. C. Rose

I hope you liked this week’s prompt.

Always grateful to all of you for being the constant support of Lifeline Publication.

Note:- Whenever you respond to this prompt, don’t forget to use the “Lifeline Prompt” tag.

If you would like to support Lifeline Poets, here you can do it.

As you all know, we have started a new thing called “Poem Of The Week”.

So, this time the poem of the week written by a wonderful poet Shereen Bingham

An emotional and powerful poem.

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