Wishful Thinking

Wishful Thinking

I wish I had such things

as fairy wings and magic wands.

I'd use them to fly above the fray

or wave all the challenges away.

Alas, I cannot cast a spell

to help myself or someone else.

I have only human powers

to survive the tears and fears

that I'll confront throughout the years.

I cannot soar above the fray,

but must face it everyday.

Thanks to Carol Early Cooney for this week's Wordsmith Studio Creative Prompt-Fairy Wings.

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Summer Reading-The Game's Afoot

The Game's Afoot

The solitary cyclist rode by

the Priory School as the

three students came out.

"Have you seen the

dancing men?" he asked.

"No," they replied. "Why

don't you ask Charles

Milverton Augustus?"

"He went to the empty house

to speak to the Norwood builder,"

Further up the road, the cyclist

 saw the noble bachelor

wandering among the copper beeches.

He was wearing his golden

pince-nez and examining

the blue carbuncle.

"Have you seen the

dancing men?"

"Yes, they went

to Wisteria Lodge to

entertain the Red-Headed League.

The creeping man says

this will be his last bow.

How many references to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's short stories featuring Sherlock Holmes can you find? What tops your reading list this summer?

Thanks to Carol Early Cooney for the Wordsmith Studio Creative Prompt-Summer Reading.

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Tournament Time

Tournament Time

The ball travels

 from hand to floor

        hand to floor

         hand to floor.

The rhythm as steady

as the clock ticking down.

Suddenly, the thumping stops.

The player takes the shot.

Will it be a swish?

Kiss the backboard and drop in?

Clang! It ricochets off the rim.

Game over.

Another team gets bounced.

Thanks to Carol Early Cooney for this week's Wordsmith Studio Creative Prompt-Bounce.  What's your response to bounce? Put a link to it in the comments on the prompt post.

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Benched

Benched

Sit with me.

Close your eyes,

stare into space or

take a look

around this place.

Take a break

to catch your breath

or to deliberate on

what to do next.

Take your time.

I’m doing fine.

I’m strong enough

to support you

until you’re ready

to move on.

Thanks to Carol Early Cooney for this week's Wordsmith Studio Creative Prompt. If you have a special bench in your life, share a link to your thoughts about it in the comments on the blog post.

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Hidden in the Music

Hidden in the Music

is a secret 

you are willing to reveal

only with this type of note.

Do words fail you

or is the message

simply easier to play?

The listener tries

to figure out 

what you want to say.

The music speaks 

to each of us

in a different way.

If we listen closely 

will we discover

what resides in

the deepest part of you or

the deepest part of us?

Thanks to Carol Early Cooney for this week's Wordsmith Studio Creative Prompt-Notes/Notebook.
 

How do you use notes or notebooks? 

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Chill

 

A Chilly Night

 

Pumpkins grow faces and

skeletons adorn

unusual places.

The chill may be

in the air or

from the scare of

a story I've read.

Who's there?

I swear I felt a tap

on the shoulder.

Did a ghost

get that close or

was I just frightened

 by my own shadow?

 

What gives you a chill? When you come up with the answer, leave a link to it on the Wordsmith Studio Creative Prompt blog post. Thanks to Carol Early Cooney for this week's prompt-Chill.

 

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Line

 

A Fine Line

 

Long, straight and

step-on-a-crack,

break-your-mother's-back

hard.

Get in, stay in,

stand in and wait in.

Hold it or keep it moving.

Just don't cross it.

 

 

Thanks to Carol Early Cooney for this week's Wordsmith Studio Creative Prompt. What's your line? Put a link to it in the comments on the blog post.

 

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Basket

 

 

 

Rocking Horse

 

The rocking horse
moves back and forth
at a steady pace,
staying in one place.

 

The child on its back
travels here or there.
Transported to a
chosen destination
by imagination.

 

Who’s really being
taken for a ride?

 



This week's Wordsmith Studio Creative Prompt is Basket. Write a poem or story, take a photograph or use any other art form to produce a piece inspired by the word Basket. Put a link to it in the comments on the blog post. Thanks to Carol Early Cooney for this week's prompt.

 

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Graphic

When I hear the word graphic, I think of graphic artists, design, shapes and lines. So, when I saw that  graphic was this week's Wordsmith Studio Creative Prompt, I headed out to one of my favorite subjects.

This tower is in my neighborhood and on my morning walk route. As you can see, it is the place to hangout at breakfast time in the bird world. I often photograph the birds sitting atop it, but I also like to photograph the different shapes made by the tower itself and the intersection of the various wires. Feel free to play "Count the Triangles", but I warn you, you will see more and more the longer you look. Even tiny ones count!

Thanks to Carol Early Cooney for this week's prompt. What do you think of when you hear the word graphic? Leave a link to your interpretation in the comments on the prompt post.

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Chip

 

 

This week's Wordsmith Studio Creative Prompt is Chip. After giving this prompt some thought, I came up with the above visual representation of an old saying. Want to hazard a guess?

 

Why "a chip off the old block," of course.

 

What does chip make you think of? Post a link to your response in the comments on the prompt page. Thanks to Carol Early Cooney for this prompt.

 

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