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That shook in the wind of night.
The moon made thy lips pale, beloved;
The wind made thy bosom chill;
The night did shed
On thy dear head
Its frozen dew, and thou didst lie
Where the bitter breath of the naked sky
Might visit thee at will.
-from Lines: The Cold Earth Slept Below by Percy Bysshe Shelley
(read the full poem here)
Welcome to Weekly Scribblings! Starting today, we will be dedicating Wednesdays to words that inspire prose and poetry. As January sets in, I am reminded of poems by Shelley which reflect passion, beauty, imagination, love, creativity, political liberty and nature.
I thought it befitting to carry forth a bit of Toad culture, which we all love so much! After having a heartfelt conversation with our beloved Kerry O'Connor and seeking her blessings, it has been decided that once, after every few months, I, Sanaa Rizvi, your kind hostess will bring you a word list to tease the senses.
The rules are simple. For this Weekly Scribblings edition, I want you to pick any three words from the given word list that fit the mood/theme of your prose or poem and write on a topic of your choice. Also, if you opt to write prose, (i.e. stories, essays, articles) then please keep it to 369 words or fewer.
deep cast warmth blood touch
gravel twilight lips sky sleep
bedside scones fervour harbinger cogitation
Good luck composing your masterpieces. I look forward to reading what you come up with. Also, enjoy this music video "This is what you came for," by Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna. Have fun! 💝
Happy New Year, Sanaa, and thank you for the word list. I look forward to future Weekly Scribblings!
ReplyDeleteHappiest New Year to you too, Kim!!💝 Heading over to read you!🍹
DeleteOh, that Shelley quote! How wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI am about to go to bed – but will hope to find a poem with some of those words waiting to be written when I wake up.
Thank you so much, Rosemary!💝 I look forward to it!🍹
DeleteDone! But will take me some time before can read others, sorry.
DeleteNo problem!💝 Thank you so much for writing, Rosemary😘 heading over to read you!🍹
DeleteHappy New Year. The changes to our spilled ink link invitations at Poets United are delightful, BRAVO to all you word teasers
ReplyDeleteMuch🎆love
Thank you so much, Gillena 💝 for your kind words and appreciation. Heading over to read you!🍹
DeleteThank you for the yummy list, Sanaa love. I've posted my poetic bit for today on Instagram, but... I shall come back to your list this weekend, to get inspired for some prose.
ReplyDeleteHappiest Wednesday, everyone!
I absolutely LOVED it!💝 Thank you so much for the incredible poem, Magaly dearest😍😍
DeleteI want to give you loving greetings on the first of your Wednesday prompts. I feel your enthusiasm--that sunniness that I have counted on since I met you! And I enjoyed the poem you chose as part of the prompt. (Please don't take it personally that I am not posting a poem. I never write word-list poems. I didn't at The Garden or the Pub or anywhere else.)
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, Susan!🙂🍹
DeleteHappy New Year Sanaa and thanks for the word list and the beautiful poem
ReplyDeleteHappiest New Year to you too, Marja!💝 Thank you for the wonderful poem!🍹
DeleteI used most of the words, in some form or another. Great list, Sanaa!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for writing to the prompt💝 I am glad it inspired you!🍹
DeleteHope you all had a good day, here it's night time, but after my evening walk, I had a poem rattling around, wanting to get written.
ReplyDeleteYours is a magnificent poem!💝 Thank you for writing!🍹
DeleteHappy Wednesday...Happy New Year! Thanks so much for the inspirational word list!
ReplyDeleteHappiest New Year, and Wednesday to you too, Susie!💝 Heading over to read you!😘😘
DeleteI am having so much trouble with WP- hope my post showed!
DeleteGood luck in the new 'house'. as usual i didn't quite follow the rules.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Erbiage💝 for writing to the prompt!🍹
DeleteI love your poem .... Lamp Jelly!
ReplyDeleteYes ... it is quite something isn't it?💝
DeleteHappy New Year Saana !
ReplyDeleteHappiest New Year to you too, Cressida!💝 Hope you are having a good day!🍹
DeleteYay! Congrats on the first prompt here Sanaa! Some work shenanigans are occupying my addled brain atm, but I love the word list you've created.
ReplyDeleteYayy!💝 Thank you so much, Rommy😍 so glad you liked it!🍹
DeleteHappy new year, Sanaa and everyone! I'm not great at being creative with word list poems, but who knows? Maybe my muse will be inspired at some point today. :)
ReplyDeleteHappiest New Year to you too, Jenna!💝 I look forward to reading you!🍹
DeleteAlthough I only just finished the poem, well after the linky has expired, I wanted to let you know that the word list was inspiring. :)
DeleteThank you so much, Jenna 💝 I am glad the word list inspired you!🍹
DeleteAh, there was an expiration time! I didn't realize that. I will swing by tonight and read and visit and link my offering here if anyone is interested. https://margaretbednar365.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-caregiver.html I like what you have done with the new site!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Margaret 💝 I am so happy to know that you love the new site! I have added your entry to the list!🍹
DeleteI am having so many problems with WP and other platforms- Let's see if this comment shows up!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for writing to the prompt, Linda!💝 I absolutely love, love, loved it!🍹
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