Friday Writings #234: Words for Images

 

  

Dear Word Weavers, it feels like time for an ekphrastic!

So I went hunting for some wonderful art works out of copyright and available for reproduction. I found the Open Access Collection at the Met (Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York). From the many that appealed to me, I selected three which are hopefully varied enough to inspire different tastes in art and different ways of writing.

So this week, your optional prompt is to choose one of these images to inspire your writing.

This one because I have a bit of a thing for owls, and I like the ancient and mysterious look of it:

 This one because I think something with a person in it is more likely to suggest a story:

 

 And this one for its scenic beauty (and also because I fell very much in love with the Andes when I visited Peru):

 

If you would like to learn more about a painting, click on the link above it, at 'this one'. 

And if you would like to browse the whole collection and perhaps choose something different to inspire you, click the link on 'Open Access Collection' in the first paragraph above. 

Because they are open access, you are allowed to put your chosen image on your blog. Please do that, so your readers can fully appreciate what you write.

Don't forget, the prompt is OPTIONAL! People sometimes apologise for not following it. We want you to have fun, to give you occasion for an adventure in writing and a place to share that writing. If the prompt helps, great, but your writings on other matters are equally welcome.

Our usual guidelines apply: Post to your blog and then link to us via Mister Linky below. One post per person, 369 words maximum, poetry or prose, old or new, on prompt or not. Please visit other participants and cheer them on (making sure to check back for those who join in later in the week); also talk to us and/or each other in the comments here if you wish.

Next week: We will invite you to write about a body of water, real or fictional, that holds a special place in your heart.

Friday Writings #233: “set another goal … dream a new dream”

Greetings, dear poets and storytellers. I hope you are doing as well as you possibly can, considering the whole world seems to be a bit of a mess. I’ve been in an introspective and more than slightly frustrated mood for the last few weeks. You see, I was supposed to be done with certain responsibilities the second week of March. Now March has come and gone… June is going the same way… So, it seems that I’ll be still on the hook until July (fingers crossed, right?).

I feel like I’m too late for everything this year: I’ve yet to start my garden or a new writing project originally scheduled for March. Medical treatments/procedures that were supposed to be done by the end of this month won’t even start until August (or September). I can’t interact on social media or my personal blog for at least another 2 weeks (maybe 3).

So, as you might suspect, I’m a tad irritated and a lot in my own head, thinking thoughts about time and deadlines and such… which brings me, to the reason behind today’s optional prompt: I invite you to find inspiration in the following quote, by C. S. Lewis, “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” Since I’ve been chanting these words like a mantra, I wish to see what you and your muse inks out of them.

As usual, add the direct link to your response to Mister Linky. One post per participant, please. 369 words maximum. Let your entry be new or old. Write to the prompt or to a topic of your choosing. Visit other writers. Read the shapes of their ink… and share your thoughts.

next week: We’ll ask you to be inspired by one of these 3 artworks: 1. Repose, 2. Heart of the Andes, and/or 3. Shield with owl figure. If these offers don’t speak to your muse, we invite you to find something else HERE.