
When Two Equal One (Elfje series or singles)
By JulesPaige
Partners
Who knew…
You would perfect
Cover thievery to an
Art?
In
Deepest sleep
I am woken;
Thunderous lion night breathing –
Yours
Happenstance
Coincidence, chance;
Once two strangers
Took respectful bonding vows –
Marriage
Over
Forty years
We have created
Our own semaphoric love
Code
Reputation
Ours secure
Thriving with humor;
Boundless, breathless, blissful, bonding
Us

The Elfje form originated in The Netherlands where it is used to teach young children to write poetry. The word Elfje means ‘Elven’ or ‘Fairy’ poem (from ‘Elf’ meaning ‘elven’ or ‘fairy’ and the sufix ‘-je’ meaning ‘little’). The form consists of 11 words spread over 5 lines. You can find out more about the Elfje here: https://simplyelfje.wordpress.com/about/
Writing under the nom-de-plume of JulesPaige, the author is primarily a poet who is also involved with other writing genres. As well as other hands on crafts and dabbling in photography. They have been writing for about sixty years and have had various pieces published online, for magazines, newspapers, other blogs, books for charity and was recognized professionally recently for flash fiction.
Find them at: https://julesinflashyfiction.wordpress.com/
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