Friday Writings #237: Favourites Revisited

 

 

Hello, dear Word Weavers –

Here we are again!

Finding new ways to entertain you can be fun, but we don’t always hit the mark. If we get fewer than usual responses on any particular week, I have learned to look first at what is happening in the wider world. If there’s an election somewhere, or a major disaster, or a national celebration, it makes sense that some people won’t have the time or attention to give to this. But sometimes I suspect that, in attempting variety, I’ve chosen a prompt that lacks wide appeal. So I’d like you to give us some hints, please, as to what you like best.

For your optional prompt this week, please return to one of your favourite Friday Writing prompts of the past, and to that same prompt write something new. 

(It may be easier to look through your own blog first, rather than wading through P&SU back entries – though you can always use the search box on our blog, top left, for particular words or themes.)

Please make sure you tell us what prompt you're revisiting. When we see what you choose, we’ll get a better idea of what you like. You may re-use a favourite prompt from another source if you wish, rather than one of ours. And if you choose to go off prompt and create something with no such connection, that will still indicate what you like to write. (*Grin*)

(You’re also very welcome to tell us in more detail in the comments below.)

The usual guidelines apply: One post per person, poetry or prose, old or new, on prompt or off, 369 words maximum (excluding title and notes). Post on your blog, add the post link to Mister Linky below, visit and encourage other participants.
 

                     

Artwork at 'imaginary garden with real toads,' which many of us remember fondly as a wonderful prompt site, sister to our earlier incarnation, Poets United. (It is now archived, which means it can still be used as a source of inspiration by anyone who wishes, but new posts and active reader participation are no longer happening.)

Next week, we will invite you to write poetry or prose which includes an intriguing book title. Want an example? Well, here are seven that caught my curiosity at first sight:

1.         Beautiful Ruins
2.       The Forest of Hands and Teeth
3.        On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous
4.       The Unbearable Lightness of Being
5.       Love in the Time of Cholera
6.       Something Wicked This Way Comes
7.       One Hundred Years of Solitude

 

Friday Writings #236: Of Gardening and Living and Such…

Today, I wanted to write/speak/read all about gardens and feels. But the air outside is thick with heat and smoke, so… my thoughts are on fire. I’m feeling terrible for Canada. So many flames. According to the weather forecast, Canada (and my bit of New York City) will be getting some rain this weekend and early next week. I’m keeping my fingers crossed and my heart hopeful… for cleansing rain. 

While we wait/spell/pray for the cooling showers, my dear poets and storytellers, I invite you to find inspiration in one (or all) of the following quotes: 

“Gardening is not a rational act. Margaret Atwood

 “A garden is always a series of losses set against a few triumphs, like life itself.” May Sarton 

“Gardens are not made by singing ‘Oh, how beautiful,’ and sitting in the shade.” Rudyard Kipling

 

Please add the direct link to your response to Mister Linky. One post per participant. 369 words maximum (excluding title). Let your poetry or prose be old or new, inspired by the prompt or by a topic of your choosing. Visit other contributors. Read their writings… Comment on their words… Wish for rain for those who need it… 

next week, We’ll invite you to return to a favorite Friday Writing prompt of the past. And if you already wrote for your chosen prompt, please write something new.