Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#441 where we’re asked to be creative in exactly
73 words using the word ‘cerulean’. Also for Sue &
Gerry’s Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge –
‘bucket’. Here’s where the prompts took me.
Beneath a cerulean sky, so vast, so wide,
Dreams drift gently on a whispering tide
The sea, a mirror of endless desire,
Holds secrets deep in its heart of fire.
I dip my bucket into the shimmering blue,
Collecting stardust and memories anew.
Each drop a story, a wistful gleam,
Woven in waves of a boundless dream.
Oh, let me sail forever on this tranquil sea
Where waves of reality float away peacefully
NAR©2025
73 Words
This is “Sailing” by Christopher Cross
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The Elephant's Trunk 
Lovely poem Nance! 🌹🥰
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So glad you think so! Thank you CA.
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A wonderful bucket of dreams.
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Oh yes, this is a delight!
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Thank you for a lovely comment, dear Keith.
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Wow ! Gorgeous imagery
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Thanks so much! I’m having great fun creating my own images!
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A little Yacht Rock for the morning…
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The epitome of the genre. Thanks, John.
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As soon as I saw the prompt and image, I started singing Sailing in my head! Now I’m singing it out loud. For some reason, it makes me think of finishing so at some point I must have either heard it or had it on my mind when I was fishing!
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I was thrilled with how evocative this image turned out, D. If it makes you think of fishing, that’s cool. I think about skimming the waves without a care in the world …. maybe dropping anchor to cast out, try my luck. 🎣
Happy Sunday, mon amie!
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Fantastic poem. It expressed my desire to be back by the ocean in Portugal so well.
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Such a lovely poem, Nancy, and thank you for joining the ‘Bucket Challenge’
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Always a pleasure, Sue. Thank you!
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Love your poem Nancy and great use of the prompts 🙌
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Thanks very much, Ange! 💙
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