Greetings, poets and storytellers. I hope
this day finds you inspired and hopeful and ready to play with cool words. In
New York City, things are hot. And I am not only referring to current events,
but also to the heatwave that has kept us sweating for the last couple of weeks. Thank
goodness for fans, air conditioning, and the occasional bit of breeze. Without them,
I suspect most of us would have already spontaneously combusted or turned into bubbling
puddles on sizzling sidewalks.
How have you and your muse been spending your
days? My muse and I have been reading and revising and such… hence the word
list for today’s prompt (my first
instinct was to list some summer words, but the thought made me want to run screaming
and I resisted). So, I give you allusion,
conflict, edit, fiction, grammar, mood, pace, plot, poetry, prose, punctuation,
rhythm, and stanza, and invite
you to write new poetry or prose which includes 3
or more of the words in blue. The actual words, or derivatives of them,
should be part of your contribution. Use them literally or figuratively, make
your piece about writing or living, let your theme be bleak or bright or whatever
feels just right.
This prompt will stay open for a week. One entry
per participant, please. If your muse goes for prose, please let the word count
be 369 words or fewer. Feed your link to Mr. Linky. Visit other poets and
storytellers, and do let them know what their words made you think, feel, want…
May the world (and people) cooldown and let
all living things breathe easier.
Thanks, Magaly, great prompt! It led me to some weird and wonderful reflections – perhaps more weird than wonderful, LOL.
ReplyDeleteYou're most welcome, my sweetest Rosemary! And I am so glad the prompt took you to weird places. I went towards strange, too, and I always appreciate your company! 😁
DeleteThis is a very nice idea, Magaly. My write is so very allusion filled that I had to use the title and subtitle to include the actual words, i.e. the word cereal does not appear in the body.
ReplyDeleteIt was a fun write, sorry that I am not much better at poetry attempts than i am at following directions.
Stay Safe!
We had a funeral Monday for my sister-in-law. She was a severe stroke victim and COVID-19 finished her off. Her last two tests were negative but her body finished destroying itself with the affects of the virus.
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It was Mrs. Jim's only sister who died. The were very close, also close in age, sister was 18 months older.
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Condolences to you both, Jim. I'm glad you were able to have a funeral, and trust it was managed safely.
DeleteMy condolences to you Mrs. Jim. I hope your sister-in-law didn't suffer terribly in the end. These things tend to be so painful.
DeleteHappy Wednesday everyone. Thank you for hosting Magaly
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You're welcome, Gillena. Have a good week.
DeleteThis has been interesting. I wasn't looking for affirmation, just adding a little self-reflection or criticism instead of defeatism.
ReplyDeleteIt seems like many of us have that voice of doubt but I am glad to read the positive way we hold each other up when the wind delivers us the words.
Thank you and cheers to all.
Yes, I think we can all relate to those feelings – and it would have been difficult not to respond when you shared them with such honesty and grace.
Delete@Joel, interesting is always good. All right, maybe not always. But it often is, lol!
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