Written for RDP where bushboy asks us to
get creative with the word โcongregatingโ.
Thanks, Brian! Hereโs where the prompt took me.
Tender Spot
Written for Violetโs Literary Quote Challenge.
I have combined two quotes into one piece ….
from her stories “Left the Field” and “Sorrow”.
Fifty Shades of Pink
Written for dVerse Poets Pub where
our host, Lillian, invites us to โGet Out
Your Crayons and Color with Me!โ
RDP Wednesday: bounce
Written for RDP, where segoil ask us
To get creative with the word “bounce”.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s where the prompt took me
Orchard Street, NYC, 1906
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle. Our host is
Brenda Warren; her words for this week are
shown below. Hereโs where they took me.
fright ~ runner ~ potatoes ~ road ~ drifting ~ twisted
pinch ~ glassy ~ prickled ~ neck ~ shifted ~ still
Standing At The Glass
Sadje asks us What Do You See?
This is my response.
Abuela’s Advice
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
the prompt words are shown below.
Here’s where the prompts took me.
late ~ high ~ sugar ~ waste ~ thinking ~ silly
rough ~ eventually ~ allow ~ shy ~ coax ~ surprise
Kousa Dogwood: A Shadorma
Written for Tanka Tuesday where Robbie
asks us to write a syllabic poem about trees.
Hereโs where the prompt took me.
Absurd Contradiction: Both Sides of the AI Coin
Written for Renaโs Xploration Challenge
where we consider the irony of AI. The
image seen below is our inspiration.
Hereโs where the prompt took me.
Atmospheric Pressure: The Myth
Written for dVerse Quadrille Monday –
Mything Poems. Our host, De Jackson,
invites us to get mythical …. in 44 words!
Hereโs where the prompt took me.
Nothin’ On: A Limerick
Written for Estherโs Laughing Along
With A Limerick. The prompt word is
โbillsโ. Hereโs where the prompt took me.
Inheritance
Written for Estherโs โCan You Tell A Story Inโ –
exactly 37 words using the prompt words shown
below. Hereโs where the prompts took me.
prophet ~ dungarees ~ swagger ~ castle
Continue reading “Inheritance”Blues in the Night: A Daisy Chain
Written for Bartholomewโs Living Poetry
where we are asked to write a poem using
the words ‘black’, ‘govern’, and ‘solstice’.
Hereโs where the prompt took me.
What the Walls Kept Out: An Impossible Situation
Written for Great Minds Think Friday Challenge
where Rohini presents โAn Impossible Situation:
Everyone hears their ancestors voices for a dayโ.
My story is about the brother I never got to know.
Coulda Been A Sonnet (If I’d Had More Words)
Written for Sammiโs Weekend Writing Prompt
where she asks us to get creative in exactly 33
words using the prompt word โsolitudeโ and for
Sue & Gerryโs Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge–
‘leisurely’. Hereโs where the prompts took me.
Lean On Me: Song Lyric Sunday
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
โRecipe For Successโ
On A Wet Afternoon
Written for Weaโve Written Weekly.
Our PoW this week is Artie who has
suggested prompt lines for our poem.
Hereโs where the prompts took me.
โmy delicious walk in the rainโ
โwhat it is that music is trying to sayโ
Bellying Up: A SenHai
Written for SenHai Saturday where our host,
Susi, asks us to write a senryu and haiku using
the image shown below as inspiration.
Hereโs where the image took me.
Slow Embrace: The Endurance Speaks – Old Steam Ships, #3
Inspired by a new blog called โOld Steam Shipsโ
by our friend, Max, I have written a poem in
the voice of the Arctic Ship SS Endurance.
White Rose: American Cinquain
Written for Crimsonโs Creative Challenge.
Hereโs where Crispinaโs image took me.
Porch Talk
Written for Violetโs Literary Quote Challenge.
I have combined two quotes into one piece;
They are shown below. This is my story.
Late Spring Storms: Friday Haiku
Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub.
My haiku and image inspired by Jill.
The Last Ride
Written for โItโs Story Timeโ where Jolene
has given us four prompts to work with.
They are shown below; hereโs where they took me.
A Revolting Development
Written for Melissaโs Fandango Flash Fiction
Challenge using the image for inspiration.
Hereโs where the image took me.
Waiting For The Dance
Our gracious host, Rochelle, is asking us to get
creative in 100 words or less using the photo
seen below. Welcome to Friday Fictioneers.
This is where the prompt took me.
Pinotage: A Thursday Inspiration
Written for Thursday Inspiration #327 โ
โLove Is Like Oxygenโ. Hereโs my response.
The Waiting Game
Written for Living Poetry where
Bartholomew asks us to write
a poem with the theme ‘patient’.
Hereโs where the prompt took me.
la luna e il lupo
Written for dVerse Poetโs Pub โ Unpunctuated,
where our host, Melissa, asks us to write a poem
sans punctuation. Hereโs where the prompt took me.
Into the Arroyos: In the Style of Jack Kerouac
Written for dVerse Prosery: A View from the Hills.
Our host, Sanaa, asks us to write a piece of prosery
of up to 144 words, including the line shown below.
This is where the prompt took me.
โThe hills so dry, so dense the underbrush, that
where I pushed my way the giant hush was changed
to soft explosions.โ From the poem โOn a View of
Pasadena from the Hillsโ by Yvor Winters.
RDP Wednesday: foliage
Written for RDP, where segoil asks us
ย to get creative with the word โfoliageโ.
Thanks, Heather! Hereโs where the prompt took me.
The Elephant's Trunk 