Image from flickr by Ernie Murphy
entire world fades into deep slumber
oppressing pitch black surrounds us
yet beauty still finds her way
as princess of the night
with abated breath
blooms only once
specially
for her
love
Originally written for Tre’s challenge
she has fed countless
giving greedy men her all
earth can give no more
If you are interested, the prompt is linked below.
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Above all else, have fun and be creative with this! 🙂
washing his grey face
with tears from the great ocean,
he waits patiently
If you are interested, the prompt is linked below.
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Photo by Renata Cholpankulova on Pexels.com
Have I ever mentioned how much I love six word story? No? Be ready to hear it then.
I LOVE SIX WORD STORY!
Imagine my ecstasy when I found another blogger hosting six word story prompt! All hail the power of six word story!
If you are interested, the prompt is linked below.
Welcome to Week #3 of the Saturday Six Word Story Prompt. Click here to read the guidelines for the Saturday Six Word Story Prompt series.
Prompt for Week #3 (September 14, 2019 – September 20, 2019)
Dogs
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I will do a roundup post each Friday. So please be sure to participate before time runs out!
Prompt: Saturday Six Word Story Prompt (6WSP) #3 – September 14, 2019
Photo credit: © Pixabay.com
under pregnant moon
tree branches arch towards her
longing for a touch
my silent gaze from afar
never again next to you
If you are interested, the prompt is linked below.
Inspiration Call: Tanka Thursday
A Tanka is a Japanese poem and similar to a Haiku, however it has seven lines. Tankas are nature, seasons, love, and other emotions. Line one has a five syllable count, line two is seven syllables, line three is five syllables, line four is seven syllables, and line five seven syllables. In total it has thirty one syllables. It uses simile, metaphor, and personification.
The pattern for Tanka is the following:
Line 1: 5 syllables
Line 2: 7 syllables
Line 3: 5 syllables
Line 4: 7 syllables
Line 5: 7 syllables
Writing tip from: Writing Tips – Exploring The Writer’s Path
Publishing opportunity details for this writing prompt can be found at Open Publishing Projects.
Prompt: Inspiration Call: Tanka Thursday
photo by Eberhard Grossgasteiger via Unsplash
The little kitten, once abandoned and listless, began to regain its strength and playfulness under the care of its new owners.
It peeped out from the box, studying its prey with its unwavering gaze.
Pouncing onto the denim shorts of its new owner, it quickly climbed upwards until it was resting on the shoulders, not budging until it was ready to – it would not be denied!
If you are interested, the prompt is linked below,
You’ll find full guidelines on the TLT page – here’s the tl;dr:
Happy three-lining!
Prompt: Three Line Tales, Week 189
Image by Adina Voicu from Pixabay
i know i am aloof by nature
but if i wait here, if i say “hello”
will you extend your hand
and accept me as who i am
into your personal sphere?
If you are interested, the prompt is linked below.
Write a story or poem of 5 Lines or Less
Use the picture and/or the word hello as inspiration
Link back to this post
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If you are not on WordPress put a link to your post in the comments.
You can also post your story or poem in the comments.
Prompt: In Other Words, hello…
Image by Bikurgurl
Scientists have proven music helps plants grow better; after all, plants are living creatures too.
He has been practising his saxophone in front of these plants for well over 40 years so he should know – the trees are growing very well. His fellow musicians have been laughing at his saxophone playing. But his perseverance is paying off; they will laugh no longer.
The trees growl angrily as he continues his tune. Soon, they will storm into the towns and they will pay for the deadly insults all those years back.
He is Stan the Saxophonist.
And they will pay.
(100 words)
Inspired by The Legend of Pied Piper, I was very eager to write this story. But once again, this story is late because of time constraint and, of course if you know me by now, word limit.
If only I could play a magical instrument to rouse the plants to a war march.
Vindictive nature much? LOL.
If you are interested, the prompt is linked below.
How to participate? A few guidelines as we begin….
Prompt: 100 Word Wednesday: Week 132
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What is most beautiful is to be avoided.
He enjoys jogging this stretch of road, especially when scattered sun rays filter through the trees. And the scenery is beautiful, littered with shrubs and random bursts of fauna and flora along the edge of the road. He always feels that the weight of the world drops from his shoulders and he jogs without a care in the world.
But it is not the beauty that is dangerous.
As his feet continue the steady pounding against the concrete ground, he feels something brushes against his leg. He continues jogging; he is used to brushing or grazing himself against the knee level shrubs or ankle level flora and pays no attention. But then, he feels the weirdest sensation along the length of his leg.
What is dangerous is hidden under the beauty.
After another few moments, he can no longer ignore the itch running up and down his legs. He stops and looks down to inspect the sensation; the most peculiar sight greets him – a single strand of spider web, slowly but surely weaving itself onto his leg. He frowns before he remembers his aged grandmother’s words.
So guard well against the hidden dangers.
“To you, it is nothing more than a web. But to a spider, it is home. And the wrath of having one’s home destroyed for no apparent reason is not to be underestimated.” But it is too late – where the man is looking down at his leg, there is only gigantic cocoon in his place. Soon, even the cocoon will be gone.
Don’t do harm to others; don’t forget to guard against others.
(276 words)
I saw a fantastic photo, I write a fantastic story. I could not resist that this story, especially when I tend to brush against something when I go jogging. And being the anal person I am, I always ignore what I brush against until I’m done with my jog. By then, it’s too late – I’ll usually end up with a bruise.
As usual, I could not resist but add in a Mandarin adage to end the story. And as usual, I probably did not do justice to the translation. The Mandarin adage is teaching young children not to purposefully harm any people or animals. But in the second line of the couplet, it also warns children not to be too trustful of everyone either as there are people who would use knowledge of you against you.
If you are interested, the prompt is linked below.
Welcome to “Fandango’s Flash Fiction Challenge.” Each week I will be posting a photo I grab off the internet and challenge bloggers to write a relatively short flash fiction piece inspired by the photo. While there are no definitive style or word limits, I suggest trying to keep your posts to under 300 words.
If this picture inspires you and you wish to participate, please write your post, use the tag #FFFC, and link back to this post.
barren tundra of
hibernating inaction –
empathy aroused
Hmm, this took a really long time for me to come up with. For some reason, I can’t find all the right words to fit into this senryuu – either too many syllables or too little. But I’m quite happy with the end product. The photo is inspiring as usual, but my brain just refuses to co-operate at times. Today is one of those days.
If you are interested, the prompt is linked below.
PLEASE follow them! I’d hate to not see your piece(s) represented in the recap the following week! Confused? Any questions – email me at sushibocks@gmail.com
For more detailed information, read about this challenge here.
From the Window Seat 