My stepfather passed away last week after a long illness. While not unexpected, his death turned our world upside down. The first Friday of the month is when we Inklings post our monthly challenge responses, but I know you’ll understand why I’m posting my effort on the second Friday. Our July challenge came from Heidi.

SUDOKU POEM! YES!  Make yourself a grid at least 4×4. Reread Mary Lee’s sudoku poem post from June 1 for information and inspiration and create your own sudoku poem.

This this challenge stumped me for several weeks. Then I just dove in and began having fun with it. I’ve tinkered with this quite a bit, and I’m still not sure I’ve got it right. But here’s what I came up with.

Draft, © Catherine Flynn, 2023

You can read my fellow Inkling’s responses here:

This week’s Roundup hostess, Linda Mitchell @A Word Edgewise
Heidi Mordhorst @my juicy little universe
Molly Hogan @Nix the Comfort Zone
Mary Lee Hahn @ A(nother) Year of Reading
Margaret Simon @Reflections on the Teche