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Written for dVerse Poetics: Something Borrowed,
Something Blue hosted by Dora who invites us to
write a poem using lines from the Victorian rhyme
seen below. This is where the prompt took me,
back to my wedding day ~ June 10, 1972.
“Something old, something new,
Something borrowed, something blue,
And a sixpence in her shoe.”
Written for RDP, where segoil asks us
to get creative with the word “fountain”.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s where the prompt took me.
Written for Melissa’s Fandango Flash Fiction
Challenge using this image for inspiration.
Here’s where the image took me.
Caveat: This is not fiction
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
“Celebrating International Burger Day”
This is my response to the challenge.
Written for David’s Wea’ve Written Weekly.
Our PoW this week is Reena, who has chosen
the theme “East Meets West”. Our challenge.
is to combine one Western poetic form with one
Japanese poetic form. This is my Haibun/Shadorma.
Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub.
These are some of the plants in
our sunroom. I love it here!
Written for RDP, where segoil asks us
to get creative with the word “quintessential”.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s where the prompt took me.
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
“Buy-A-Musical Instrument Day”
This is my response to the challenge.
Written for David’s Wea’ve Written Weekly.
Ange is our PoW this week and she has
suggested the One Syllable Challenge.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
Written for dVerse Poets Pub –
Open Link Night hosted by Grace.
For my grandparents, parents, and all
brave immigrants following their dreams.
Look who’s driving!
That’s right, kids! I’m back in the driver seat!
I met with the surgeon yesterday; he was very pleased with my progress and gave me the OK to start driving again. I am thrilled to have my independence back, but most importantly, to be on the road to a full recovery. As a bonus,Bill now can enjoy a well-deserved break from being my chauffeur!
It’s a great relief to see how improved I am since just last week, but I need to remember, I am still rehabilitating. Another follow-up with the surgeon is scheduled for six weeks from now and I will continue with physical therapy until then.
This is a huge step for me! Thank you, my WordPress family, for your encouragement and very good wishes all these months.
Love from Nancy
This is “I Can’t Drive 55” by Sammy Hagar
NAR©2026
Everything on The Elephant’s Trunk was created by me, unless otherwise indicated. Thanks for your consideration. NAR©2017-present.
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
“Celebrating World Telecommunications
& Information Society Day”.
This is my response to the challenge.
Written for RDP where Punam asks us to
get creative with the words “votive”.
Thanks, Punam! Here’s where the prompt took me.
Written for dVerse Poets – Unlock With Lists.
Our host, Björn, invites us to get creative with
the use of lists. Here’s where the prompt took me.
Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
to get creative with the word “rigamarole”.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s where the prompt took me.
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
“Special Awareness Events”
This is my response to the challenge.
Written for Fandango’s Story Starter,
inspired by Fan’s line prompt and a photo by
Dan Antion. Here’s where the prompts took me –
a fictionalized account of a true murder story.
Written for Sadje’s “What Do You See”
Here’s where the image took me.
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
“Greek Goddess Maia”
This is my response to the challenge.
Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge –
to write a story, poem, etc. using the
prompts shown below. Here’s my response,
based on my experience with pedantic piano teachers.
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
“Home Planet”
This is my response to the challenge.
Written for David’s Wea’ve Written Weekly.
As PoW, my choice for this challenge was
to write a rhyming recipe using couplets.
Here’s where the prompt took me. Buon Appetito!
“A tavola non si invecchia” –
At the table, one does not grow old.
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.
Written for Tanka Tuesday where our host,
Yvette, has asked us to write a syllabic poem
of our choosing on the subject of sisterly love.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
to get creative with the word “pogonip”.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s where the prompt took me.
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
“You Can’t Pick Your Relatives”
This is my response to the challenge.
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
“Recently Created Compositions”
This is my response to the challenge.
I’m recuperating from surgery
and hope to be here tomorrow.
Written for David’s Wea’ve Written Weekly
where our PoW, Nigel, asks us to write a
paean poem in response to his prompt –
“Paean of Personal Triumph”. Thanks for
the inspiration, Nigel & David! Here’s my take.
Here we go again!
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