For a moment, the world was quiet, like a breath inhaled. There was no hum of traffic, no roar of planes, no rumble of trains in the valley below. Instead there was birdsong, the buzzing of bees, and the breeze making music through the branches and long grasses. Water rippled, silver, clear for the firstContinue reading “Quiet #writephoto”
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#writephoto Flight
Well, it’s definitely Thursday now! And with it comes Sue Vincent’s #writephoto challenge, one of my favourite bloggy writing prompts. This week, it’s another evocative picture… Flight We reach, soaring Wings wide against the storm that thunders Deep around us, rumbling in our hearts, Ruffling our feathers. Sometimes we catch an updraft, and float, theContinue reading “#writephoto Flight”
#writephoto – Tryst
This week’s prompt for Sue Vincent’s #writephoto challenge is yet another gorgeous photo. Here is my response: Purple Sky ‘I’ve always loved this time of day’, she said, Her hair shaded purple in the fading light. Her heart distant as the hillside across the water, Unreachable, unclimbable, Indifferent as the rising moon. ‘I loveContinue reading “#writephoto – Tryst”
#writephoto – Swansong
Sue Vincent’s weekly #writephoto challenge is one of my favourite writing prompts. Her photos are always evocative and inspire a wide range of responses, as though she’s captured a little piece of storytelling magic in each image. Perhaps she has… Here is my response to this week’s photo: Swansong They call it a swansong OurContinue reading “#writephoto – Swansong”
30 Day Writing Challenge – Day Eighteen – Warning
It’s day eighteen of the 30 Day Writing Challenge, and today’s prompt is: Warning. When I read the prompt it made me think of the weather and how quickly it can change – in Melbourne they say you can experience all four seasons in one day, and when I lived there I soon learned toContinue reading “30 Day Writing Challenge – Day Eighteen – Warning”
Book Spine Poetry
I saw this on Twitter a while ago and thought it a fun thing to do – basically, you make a poem from book titles. Here’s my attempt: I capture the castle, The daughter of time; Away with the fairies, Memory and dream The dark is rising Whispers underground. Foxglove summer; The new rulersContinue reading “Book Spine Poetry”
Poetry Challenge #45 – Summer Storm
Jane Dougherty posts regular poetry challenges, using different forms – this week it is a rondelet, and the theme is ‘Summer Storm’. A rondelet, if you’re unsure (and I was), is a poem of seven lines, where the first, third and seventh line repeat, the second, fifth and sixth lines rhyme, and the fourth lineContinue reading “Poetry Challenge #45 – Summer Storm”
Poetry Challenge – Rain
This lovely painting is by Franz Marc, and is titled In The Rain. Jane Dougherty has challenged us to write a poem about it, using any form we like. I didn’t manage to use all of her suggested words, but here’s my effort: The queen approaches Jewelled brow gleaming, her head bowed I bow,Continue reading “Poetry Challenge – Rain”
Cascade Poetry Challenge – Longing
I really enjoyed Jane Dougherty’s Poetry Challenge last week, so I thought I’d give it a go again this week. This time, Jane has challenged us to write a cascade, which consists of four stanzas each with three lines, where each line from the first verse is the last line of each subsequent verse. JaneContinue reading “Cascade Poetry Challenge – Longing”
Helen Glynn Jones 