Written for SenHai Saturday where our host
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku
using this image as inspiration.
Category: Writing Challenge
Let There Be Light
Written for dVerse Poets Pub–MTB:
Compounding the Stem. Our host,
Laura, challenges us to write a
poem using compound words
while following a specific
rhyme & syllable format
(see my notes below).
Just Gone
Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub.
Continue reading “Just Gone”Consumed
Written for Esther’s Writing Prompt
using the prompt word ‘fire’.
Field Of Fog
Written for dVerse Poetics – Once in a
Lifetime. Our host, Kim, invites us to
write a poem beginning with “Once in a
lifetime”, making use of line breaks and
caesura, creating rhythm and emotion.
Kim’s inspiration for this challenge is
“The Window”, a poem by Mary Jean Chan.
Royally Screwed
Our gracious host, Rochelle, is asking us to get
creative in 100 words or less using the photo
seen below. This is Friday Fictioneers.
That’s Amore! -My Thursday Inspiration
Written for Thursday Inspiration –
“I Will Follow Him”
RDP Thursday: cone
Written for RDP where Brian asks us
to get creative with the word “cone”.
Between The Petals
Written for Sadje’s weekly question:
What Do You See? Also for Melissa’s
Fandango Flash Fiction Challenge.
The Ocean Dance: A Waltmarie
Written for Crispina’s
Crimson’s Creative Challenge
Ashes
Written for dVerse Prosery – Luminous
Accountings. Our host, Dora, invites us
to write a piece of prose in no more than
144 words incorporating the following
line from “King of the River” by Stanley
Kunitz: “…and the iridescent image
swims through a mirror that flows.”
First Day Rush
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
the prompt words are shown below.
dashing ~ morning ~ bed ~ forecast ~ always
sighed ~ give ~ neck ~ head ~ warmth ~ laid ~ part
Mom dashing in at morning light,
Clothes laid out from last night.
“Five more minutes,” one sleepyhead sighed,
Warmth still calling from the bedside.
Check the forecast, grab a snack,
And please don’t forget your backpack!
Always rushing …. the bus won’t wait
The trickiest part is not to be late.
Neck craning back,
give one final wave bye ….
they’re off to high school
And Mom wants to cry.
NAR©2026
#MLMM
#Wordle
This is “School Days” by Chuck Berry
Everything on The Elephant’s Trunk was created by me, unless otherwise indicated, and may not be used without permission. Thanks for your consideration. NAR©2017-present.
Lady In Red: A Dirk Malone Story
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle.
Here are Brenda’s prompt words:
siren ~ chanting ~ startled ~ pulse ~ sighs ~ night
basket ~ answers ~ heart ~ shape ~ badge ~ stay
Shoo, Fly!
Laughing Along With A Limerick.
The prompt word is “eyes”.
Being Still: A Haibun
Written for Tanka Tuesday where our host,
Yvette, asks us to write a poem about facing
our fears and treading with trepidation.
The Wedding Toast
Written for Weekend Writing Prompt
where our host Sammi asks us to use
“felicity” in exactly 78 words. Also
for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge – “confused”.
Glory Days
Written for Living Poetry. Bart asks
us to write a poem with the words
field, game, and husband.
The Listening Stump
Written for Crispina’s
Crimson’s Creative Challenge
Granted A Life
Written for the Great Minds Think Challenge –
“And that makes all the difference”. Our hosts
Sarah & Rohini invite us to write about a hero
or villain and choose to do one of two things:
1) Visualize how a hero might have become a
villain or vice versa by choosing to make a
different decision at a crucial moment … or …
2) Have a character reflect on their lives and
a key decision that brought him to that place.
Love Stinks: Song Lyric Sunday
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
“Behavior Patterns”
Two-Handed Reintroduction: A Haibun
Written for Wea’ve Written Weekly.
Our PoW, David himself, challenges
us to write a poem about experiencing
something familiar as though it were
happening for the first time. Caveat:
we must include the word ‘again’.
Lone Bird: A SenHai
Written for SenHai Saturday where our host
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku
using this image as inspiration.
Fixer Upper
Written for Muse On Monday.
Our challenge is to write a story
about a piece of obsolete technology.
Thanks to Brian at bushboys world
for allowing me to use his photo.
Can You Hear Me Knocking?
Re-written for Esther’s Writing Prompt
using the prompt word ‘test’.
Original from 2023.
Bootleg Baroque
Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub.
Continue reading “Bootleg Baroque”Beatitudes of the Mundane
Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge.
Our challenge is focus on the mundane.
Do we find it boring or interesting?
This is my interpretation.
Varykino
Our gracious host, Rochelle, is asking us to get
creative in 100 words or less using the photo
seen below. This is Friday Fictioneers.
A Little Help Would Be Nice
Written for Thursday Inspiration –
“Help Me”
Feline Gateway
Written for Sadje’s weekly question:
What Do You See?
My Daughter’s Hair
Written for Melissa’s Fandango Flash Fiction
Challenge using the image below as inspiration.
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