Oooh… A super short one! Love these. Thanks, Ms Sammi, for hosting this party weekly.
be patient
Be patient
Wait a spell
Promise made
Spring will come
Eventually
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Weekend Writing Prompt #450 – Sweet
As you know, I love me these short ones! Twelve! Good golly, Miss Sammi!
Salty and sweet
a lovely treat
Sweet and spicy
Cannot be beat!
Weekend Writing Prompt #422 – Brace
A word prompt to get your creativity flowing this weekend. How you use the prompt is up to you. Write a piece of flash fiction, a poem, a chapter for your novel…anything you like. Or take the challenge below – there are no prizes – it’s not a competition but rather a fun writing exercise. Click on the box to zip over the Sammi’s, should you wish to play along.
A realistic optimistic
woman
does not crumble
at what life throws
her way
No.
She braces herself
and uses these challenges
to thrive and grow
Weekend Writing Prompt #416 – Breath
A weekend prompt to get our creativity flowing. In 14 words, no less! You know I cannot resist these ones 🙂
have lost it
found it
held it
caught it
shared it
gasped for
breath
Weekend Writing Prompt #414 – Periwinkle
Good Sunday to you. I should be washing windows or something just as productive. And I will. Right after I hit publish. Sundays are supposed to be a day of rest, no? Not for the homeowner in spring! Thanks always to Sammi for hosting this weekly party.
Our walls we painted
Olive green and
tangerine
powder blue
for our loo
deepest red
where we break bread
harvest gold
was not too bold
kitchen periwinkle
was most whimsical
My periwinkle kitchen
Hoot Do
It’s Quadrille Monday on dVerse. And I and I am actually here on a Monday. Whoot! De (WhimseyGizmo) is hosting and has asked us to use the word “Hoot” in our 44-word poem. Do enjoy!
Hoot do you do?
Say I unto you
Hoot you reply
giving me the side-eye
I mean no harm
With my best charm
You hoot and holler
A true heathen bawler
I fear, not here, resides the party?
I tease you, come, and hootenanny!
The Towers Have It
I was stuck while responding to Crispina’s challenge CCC#012 – though I knew exactly which matchy-matchy image I was going to use, the words were not working! Then, Sammi’s Weekend Prompt #394 came out and the word to use “berate”. Hmmmm. It was just the piece I was missing.
Where shall we build the tower?
Atop the mountain, see from whence come our foe
Or down by the river, to catch them below
Which one gives us more power?
But wait! No need to berate either’s choice
Why limit to one or the other?
If I were to have my druthers
We would keep not one, but both viewpoints
But the best would be
to try to avoid any fight
With all our might
And turn foe to friend
And live harmoniously
I know, you’re right
I dream ridiculously!
The Best Combos
It was Quadrille Monday yesterday on dVerse. Lisa has asked us to use the wortd “with” in our 44-word poem. Soooo many directions to go in with this one! I was going to try to be more poetic but my voice is my voice and once I started typing, this came out! I am going to try harder next time.
Some combos in life
make everything better
Grilled cheese with tomato soup
or how about
Ice cream with apple pie
Those are tasty for sure
and a delight for the tastebuds
But let’s not forget
The very best combo is where
You’re with Me
Weekend Writing Prompt #390 – Diamond
Love me the short ones, Sammi. Thank you kindly for hosting this party weekly. Should you wish to add your 19-word poem/story/essay/whatever… just click on the box below and leave a comment with a link to your story on Sammi’s blog.
Heart stops
finger naked
where diamond ring should be
Special gift from Mick
Despair profound
After
Two-day search
Found
In the folds of my bed spread
Joy indescribable
**Almost three years ago, I freaked out. I probably removed my ring and put it in my jeans pocket. Mixed whatever I didn’t want to get all stuck in the ring. Forgot the ring was in my pocket and hung my jeans over the bedrail. When I searched through the pockets, it has obviously slipped out and hid in the folds of the bed spread. Two days of panic and despair and a ridiculous amount of relief when I found it.
Weekend Writing Prompt #388 – Dark
A word prompt to get your creativity flowing this weekend. How you use the prompt is up to you. Write a piece of flash fiction, a poem, a chapter for your novel…anything you like. Or take the challenge below – there are no prizes – it’s not a competition but rather a fun writing exercise. If you want to share what you come up with, please leave a link to it in the comments.
I seek the dark
Wanting to stay and wallow in it
It never fails
I always end up
Finding the light
A Dalectable Life 