Written for Sadje’s “What Do You See”.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
Tag: What Do You See
Ruelle Chagouamigon
Written for Sadje’s “What Do You See” and for
Missy’s Mad Challenge where the prompt is to
write a story about two strangers who share a
moment that neither will ever speak of again.
Also for Violet’s Literary Challenge where she asks
us to include the following line into our writing:
“After what we have seen, we can never be who we were”
by Gemma Liviero. Here’s where the prompts took me.
The Cutting
Written for Sadje’s “What Do You See”.
Here’s where the image took me.
The Weight of Silence
Written for Sadje’s “What Do You See”.
Here’s where the photo prompt took me.
Transient Traces
Written for Sadje’s “What Do You See” #324.
Here’s where the photo prompt took me.
Old Park Road
Written for Sadje’s “What Do You See” #323.
Here’s where the photo prompt took me.
Thresholds
Written for Sadje’s “What Do You See” #322.
Here’s where the two photo prompts took me.
As Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
Written for Sadje’s “What Do You See” #320.
Here’s where the photo prompt took me.
Postcard Moment
Written for Sadje’s “What Do You See” #318.
Here’s where the photo prompt took me.
Weathering The Dark
Written for Sadje’s “What Do You See” #317
Here’s where the photo prompt took me.
Cathedral Of Sand
Written for Sadje’s “What Do You See” #315
Here’s where the photo prompt took me.
Time Out
Written for Sadje’s What Do You See #314
and Esther’s Laughing Along With A
Limerick #257 using the word ‘snacks’.
Here’s where the photo prompts took me.
Silent Witness
Written for Sadje’s What Do You See #311.
Here’s where the photo prompts took me.
The Arrangement
Written for Sadje’s What Do You See #309.
Here’s where the photo prompt took me.
Alpine Nights
Written for Sadje’s What Do You See #307.
Here’s where the two photo prompts took me.
On Mulberry Street
Written for Sadje’s What Do You See #306.
Here’s where the photo prompt took me.
To Love And Be Loved
Written for Sadje’s What Do You See #305.
Here’s where the photo prompt took me.
Tomorrow Never Knows
Written for Sadje’s What Do You See #303.
Some of you have read this, originally written
several years ago as I recounted a true story
about events experienced by me in the hospital
after surgery. The hallucinations were
very real and I remember every detail.
Did You Know?
Written for Sadje’s What Do You See #297.
This is where my imagination took me.
Time Unfolds
Written for Sadje’s What Do You See #291
and Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts –
The One Day Prompt (13) This is my response.
Muted Moments
Written for Muse On Monday,
where the theme is ‘lost in a fog’.
Also for Sadje’s “What Do You See?” –
#284 and the two corresponding photo
prompts shown below. This is my story.
Pitiful Picnic
Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #226 using the word
grim’ and for Sadje’s What Do You See?
#283. The photo prompt shown below
is our inspiration. This is my limerick.
Up In Tall Trees
Written for Sadje’s What Do You See # 282
and Esther’s Laughing Along With A Limerick
with the inclusion of the word ‘chill’.
This is my limerick response.
Stuck
Sadje asks us What Do You See?
in the image below. This is my response.
Psalm 23 Redux ~ A Dectina Refrain
This is my response to Sadje’s
What Do You See #261 prompt.
Transformation: A Reverse Dectina
Written for Sadje’s What Do You See # 259.
This is my response … a Reverse Dectina.
To Kiss Your Lips: A Dectina Refrain
Written for Sadje’s What Do You See # 258,
this is my Dectina Refrain response.
Come,
my love,
lie with me
on the cool grass
beneath the pear tree,
Read love sonnets to me
till I grow warm with desire.
Now the wine has gone to my head
and I ache to feel your lips on mine.
Come, my love, lie with me on the cool grass
NAR©2024
#WDYS
This is “Shut Up and Kiss Me” by Mary Chapin Carpenter
All text, graphics and videos are copyright for The Sicilian Storyteller, The Elephant’s Trunk and The Rhythm Section and are not to be used without permission. NAR©2017-present.
Love Lost
Written for Sadje’s What Do You See # 257,
this is my free verse response.
In the 58 years since my birth, we were never close … just one of those sadly unfulfilled relationships between mother and daughter.
If she ever loved me, she didn’t show it. And, God forgive me, I did not love her.
Yet here I was visiting her at the nursing home.
Why? Was I driven by misplaced guilt?
Was I still seeking her approval?
Invisible. That’s the only word that came to mind when my mother turned to look at me.
Her eyes were blank, her expression impassive.
And when she reached for my hand, I couldn’t stop my tears.
NAR©2024
#WDYS
This is “Mother” by John Lennon
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I’ve Given Up: A Dectina Refrain
Written for Sadje’s What Do You See #253
Out!
Go on!
Take your stuff
and hit the road.
You are not wanted
around here anymore.
You broke my heart with your lies.
I abhor the feel of your mouth.
My bed is not big enough for three!
Out! Go on! Take your stuff and hit the road.
NAR©2024
#WDYS
This is “Don’t Come Around Here No More” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
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Noble Spirit
Written for Weekend Writing Prompt #370,
incorporating the word ‘pirate’ in a story of exactly 74 words.
Also for Thursday Inspiration #234 – ‘No Matter What/Nothing’,
What Do You See #242 (#WDYS) and Weekly Prompts –
The One-Day Prompt (3). Here is my story in exactly 74 words.
The fiery battle raged for days; in the end Evalyn, the Pirate Goddess, was victorious … but at what cost?
While fighting on deck, there was a sudden cannon retort followed by grapeshot finding its mark … Evalyn’s beautiful face. Her eyes were spared but she was disfigured.
That one day changed Evalyn into a stronger woman. For her, nothing else mattered.
Fashioning a mask of solid gold, she became Evalyn, the Noble Pirate.
NAR©2024
74 Words
This is “Nothing Else Matters” by Metallica
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