Friday Writings #175: Stormy Weather

 

 

 

Hello, dear Word Weavers. How is the weather in your neck of the woods?

When I came to think of a prompt for this post, we were in the middle of a big storm here, with wild, noisy rain and thunder.

Also — like many others, including some of you — I was busy ‘writing up a storm’ with a poem a day during April. (I chose the Na/GloPoWriMo prompt site, where the prompts this year were complex, ekphrastic and AMAZING. I was astounded at what they pulled from me, and thrilled to read the brilliant writings others produced.)

Hence our (optional) prompt this time: to be inspired by the idea of storms, literal or metaphorical.

Coincidentally, on the last day of April another participant at Na/GloPoWriMo produced a haiku sequence which neatly sums up both the literal and metaphorical ideas of storms (used with permission; please do not reproduce):

 (This poet blogs at MY AUTHOR-ITIS, using the screen name PCGuyIV.) 

 

 Guidelines: One post per person, poetry or prose, old or new, on prompt or off, word limit 369 excluding title and notes.

 
For next week, let your poetry or prose be a “Slice of Life”.

So many great singers have sung this. I particularly love Lena Horne's rendition. But after all, no-one can surpass the incomparable Ella.

 

Friday Writings #174: Two Equally Yummy Options

Greetings, dear poets and storytellers. How are things in your bit of the world? My corner of New York City is currently being blessed with lovely spring weather. Which means excellent opportunities for gardening and for exercising outside. Two wonderfully delicious choices, don’t you think?

With that in mind, for today’s optional prompt, I invite you to consider a time you had to decide between two equally yummy options.

Add the direct link to your response to Mister Linky. One post per participant, please. 369 words maximum (excluding title), for prose and for poetry. You may share new or old pieces of poetry or prose. You may write to the prompt or to a topic of your choosing. Do visit other poets and storytellers. Read their contributions. Share your feels about their word.

 next week, we will invite you to be inspired by the idea of storms, literal or metaphorical.

photo by Henley Design Studio, on Unsplash
(Because you should get the chance to stick your face in your cake and eat it, too. Or something like that *cough*)