Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #401
using the word “quagmire” and Eugi’s Moonwashed
Weekly Prompt with the required word “drizzly”.
In exactly 63 words, this is my story.
Fog rolls in this drizzly winter morn. No trill of bird, no rustle of leaves – only a chill, stillness in the gray air. A mist embraces the shore, almost obscuring the silhouettes of two pens and their mates enjoying a leisurely swim across the smokey quagmire, their downy cygnets too drowsy in their cozy nest to venture out. The sun begins its ascent.
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63 Words
This is “The Swan” by Camille Saint-Saëns featuring Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott
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Gorgeous! If I close my eyes, I can almost feel the warmth of an early summer morning…
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Ooh, I like the sound of that!
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Lovely words, gorgous picture and beautiful music. Nice.
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Thanks, dear Keith. Pleased to know you enjoyed my little prose.
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Soothing in a most heavenly way. Thank you, writer Nancy. 🥰
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A delight for me, Michele. That lovely Saint-Saëns piece is so calming. 🦢
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This is wonderful, Nancy. And to add my favourite Saint-Saëns with my favourite cellist well…. Gold star!
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Grazie, cara mia. It’s long been a favorite of mine, too.
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Impossible not to like, I say.
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So lovely, Nancy! The pairing of your words and the beautiful music is delightful.
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Thanks, Eugi. It was the music and the image which formed the words in my head. It felt like it wrote itself! 🕊️
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You’re most welcome, Nancy. 💗
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Such beautiful music!
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It really is a beautiful piece! Thanks Matt.
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Oh so beautiful, the photograph in so much less than a thousand words.
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Gorgeous comment, my dear friend! 🩶
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That was stunning, Nancy!
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Much appreciated, Yvette. Thanks for reading!
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A really evocative poem and beautiful music 💜💜
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Thanks, Willow! That is a very special piece of music.
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It is 💜💜💜
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Excellent 👏 👏 I love the way you used “quagmire” 😵💫 and the image set the scene so perfectly! ✨
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Thank you, Laura. It’s an evocative image, isn’t it? I pulled that song up on my playlist and just listened while looking at the pic and wrote what came into my mind. It was so relaxing! ☺️
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A vivid picture painted by words Nancy. Beautiful
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Thanks so much, dear Sadje! 🩶
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Most welcome my friend
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