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Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
our prompt words are shown below.
Also for Sadje’s What Do You See –
WDYS – and the featured image.
Here’s where the prompts took me.
blush, foil, gift, gold, hollow, nostalgia,
present, sash, smile, thick, thought, and tray
Written for Violet’s Literary Quote Challenge
where she asks us to include the following line
into our writing: “Nature was continuing its
march, indifferent to human suffering” from
‘The Glassmaker’ by Tracy Chevalier. Here’s my take.
Written for Thursday Inspiration #325 –
“Evil Ways”. Here’s my response.
Written for Poetics Tuesday: Comfort Food,
hosted by our friend, Punam, who asks us
to write a poem focusing on food. This is
my response, dedicated to my mother.
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle. Our host is
Brenda Warren; her prompt words for this week are
shown below. Here’s where the prompts took me.
taste, summer, sweetness, snap, rush, half,
resin, turn, melts, luck, passion, and hand
Written for RDP, where sgeoil asks us
to get creative with the word “stroll”.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s where the prompt took me.
Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
where she asks us to get creative in exactly 76
words using the prompt word ‘sensibility’. Also for
Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge –
Yellow. Here’s where the prompts took me.
Written for David’s Weave Written Weekly
where O’Nika asks us to write an echo
poem* about a significant “first” in life.
Thanks for the prompt, O’Nika & David!
I have chosen to write about a first grandchild.
Continue reading “Her Greatest Gift”Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
to get creative with the word “symmetry”.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s where the prompt took me.
Written for Fandango’s Story Starter.
Here’s my story, using Fan’s prompt line:
It had never entered Richard’s mind that his son
was not his own blood.
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
“No Place Like It”
This is my response to the challenge.
Written for dVerse Poetics: “The Evolution of Love”,
hosted this week by Sanaa. We are asked to write
a poem about love as something sacred – not just
roses and hearts, but the small unseen ways
someone stays, This is my response.
Written for Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge using the word ‘enamored’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
When I saw this photo on Brian’s site,
Bushboys World, I knew I wanted to
write something. Here it is. Thanks to
Brian for the use of his wonderful photo.
Written for Monday Poetry Prompt: How do I love thee?
Our host, Bartholomew, asks us to write a poem
in response to Elizabeth Barrett-Browning’s famous quote.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille
Monday – “Swearing by all Flowers”
where our host, De Jackson, has offered
up the word “flowers”. Here is my quadrille.
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle.
The prompt words are show below
and here’s where they took me.
music, relaxing, calm, peace, personal, always,
thinking, reminder, thankful, simple, friends, and meet
Written for Weekend Writing Prompt
where Sammi asks us to get creative
in exactly 26 words using the word ‘mood’.
Here’s where the prompt word took me.
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
“Pondering Existential Thoughts”.
This is my response to the challenge.
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.
Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #38 where our
inspiration word is “home”. Here’s my mirror cinquain.
Written for RDP, where drkottaway asks us
to get creative with the word “spark”.
Thanks, Doc! Here’s my take.
Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #37.
Our inspiration word is “humble”.
This is my mirror cinquain.
Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
to get creative with the word “peregrination”.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s one of my memories.
Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille
Monday – #227 where our host,
De Jackson, has offered up the
word “smile”. Here is my quadrille.
Written for Thursday Inspiration #314 –
“You’re Still The One”. Here’s my response.
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle #458.
Our twelve prompt words are shown below.
Here’s where they took me. Thanks, Di!
chapter, clear, cup, drama, felt, fifty, message,
muted, precious, sparkler, watched, and wiped
Written for RDP, where sgeoil asks us to
get creative with the words ‘tally’.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s my take.
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
“Been Done Before”.
This is my response to the challenge.
Written for Sadje’s “What Do You See” #321.
Here’s where the photo prompt took me.
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