There was a man possessed by a demon
he said his name was Legion
for we are many he whined
before being cast into the swine
and driven out of the region
NaNoWriMo 2021
It’s mid-October, so naturally my mind has turned to this year’s NaNoWriMo. For those who don’t know, NaNoWriMo is National Novel Writing Month, where writers challenge themselves to write 50,000 words over 30 days just for the fun of it! And, when I signed into the website to announce my project for 2021, I realised […]
NaNoWriMo 2021
Although I did note this as a reblog, I feel I should credit the originator. The original post may be found at sammiscribbles.wordpress.com. I apologise if people thought it was mine.
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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #153
We came upon a clearing where
birdsong drifted on the air
and gently lifted on the breeze
came the sound of trembling leaves,
trying not to make a sound
we laid our coats upon the ground
and leaning back against a tree
we poured ourselves a cup of tea.
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Sammiscribbles weekend writing prompt
The auditorium is in darkness.The stage curtains slowly open, a single spotlight shines down. An expectant hush settles throughout the auditorium. The audience burst into loud applause at the sight before them, slowly fading to a hush which rapidly turns into embarrassed laughter. Quiet at first then gradually rising to full-blown guffaws as It dawns upon the expectant horde that the brown coated man on the stage is not from the first scene of, “The Caretaker,” but the actual cleaner with his brush sweeping the stage.
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How to compose classical haiku
Pure Haiku is OPEN for submissions of classical haiku on the theme of Ghostlight by Troi David Loy until midnight on Thursday, 31st October 2021. …
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Ronovan writes #Decima poetry prompt #78
You must forgive my misty eyes,
memories often make me weep
and even though I try to sweep
them off, they make me realise
I should forget them, as if lies,
but this I find so hard to do
replacing them with something new,
a task for which I may need help,
leave gloomy thoughts upon the shelf
but then see the futility
for they keep flooding back to me
from deep within my inner self.
Filed under Self compositions, Stirring the memories
Crimson’s Creative Challenge #152
It was time to spend more time at sea
with a tear she vowed to wait for me
but only after the second letter
she told me she’d found someone better
I suppose really I should have known
the love of my life had a heart of stone
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Ronovan writes #Haiku prompt #378
A worm in the grass
excites the avid crow
not the green-keeper
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The Two Dolls – Or an anti-racism story from Georgian England
As a contribution to Black History Month I give you this story which was written in 1830, I will tell you more at the end. A lucky day it was for little Fanny Elvington when her good aunt Delmont consented to receive her into her family, and sent for her from a fine old place, […]
The Two Dolls – Or an anti-racism story from Georgian England
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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #151
Me and my friend decided we
would have a go at astronomy
so we went to the forest clearing
just as the stars were appearing
so we set our astrolabe up
on a stump that was newly cut,
we pointed it at the East horizon
where the moon was newly rising
but to line it up was hard for me
the damn thing was on a slant you see
after an hour trying to set it up
we gave it up and went to the pub.
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When the pen takes control. 