Poetry, Tanka

Universe of Light: A Reblog

Written by my dear friend, Ivor Steven, here is an awesome and inspiring tanka which is guaranteed to lighten your heart and bring joy and hope to your day. Ivor has shared some of my work on his site and it’s a great pleasure for me to return the favor. Check out Ivor’s site, my friends; he is a master poet and a dear, sweet man. You’ll be happy you stopped by. 😊

This is “Here Comes the Sun” by The Beatles

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Art Inspiration, Photo Prompt, Poetry, Sonnet, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Tiger, Surprised: A Sonnet

Written for dVerse Poetics – ‘Launch:
Light and Truth of Painting’. Our host,
Melissa, asks us to write a poem inspired
by one of the works of Henri Rousseau.

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Art Inspiration, Ekphrastic, Free Verse, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Inspired By Art

Written for dVerse Poets Pub – Exploring the Art of
Gerard Sekoto. Our host, Melissa, has asked us to
choose one of the featured paintings and write a poem

based on it. Here’s my response to the challenge.

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Flash, Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Writing Prompts

The Merchant’s Secret

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.

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Poem

Lofty Dwelling

Written for David’s Weave Written Weakly #189
where our friend Violet has prompted us to write
about some lovely artwork from the National Gallery of
Art website. This is my pic & my response. Thanks, Violet & David!

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Music Blog

The River Of Dreams

Written for Song Lyric Sunday
“Naturally Flowing Water”
This is my response to the challenge.

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Short Story

Her Calling

Written for OLWG #421.
The prompts appear below.
This is my story.

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Poem

Vivid Moments

Written for Eugi’s Moonwashed Weekly Prompt,
incorporating ‘let life peak’ and ‘transcend
limitations’. This is my response.

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REBIRTH

The writing challenge from Fandango #FFFC #183: In what way does this image inspire? 

Unseen, unwanted and alone
I’ve stood here a thousand years
Until you came, a man forlorn
And I felt your salty wet tears

Whatever caused this pain in you
And made you feel this way
Whatever broke your heart in two
Now makes my branches sway

Please come back again to me
Lay your head upon my bough
Cry your tears so tenderly
And smooth your furrowed brow

Tis life I feel again in me
Love locked in by this earth
Come back to this abandoned tree
And instill in me rebirth

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