Shinning

Shinning

Reach and pull

Reach and pull

Hold tight enough so

you don't slip back

Reach and pull
Reach and pull
Loose enough so
the bark won't scratch

Reach and pull

Reach and pull

Think of all 

the sights you'll see

Reach and pull

Reach and pull

Before you know it,

you're up a tree.

Thanks to Janice Sheridan for this week's Wordsmith Studio Prompt-Up. What's up with you? Post a link to your response to the prompt in the comments on the blog post.

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The Duality of Starting

The Duality of Starting

Beginners

Rookies

Apprentices

Learn from those who came before.

Beginners

Creators

Innovators

Lead us into the future.

Thanks to Dana Dampier for this week's Wordsmith Studio Prompt-Beginnings. What words and images do beginnings bring to mind for you. Create in your genre or medium of choice and post a link in the comments on the blog post.

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If Santa were a Writer

If Santa Were a Writer

If Santa were a writer,

what stories would he tell?

We know he’s good at keeping lists.

Can he write fiction just as well?

Maybe he’s a poet.

Perhaps, even a Beat.

That’s true when he writes 

on Christmas day, before

he’s gotten any sleep.

Would his setting be the North Pole

or towns all covered in snow?

Only if he believes in the axiom

“Write about what you know.”

If ever he had writer’s block,

he could hop into his sleigh.

Go soaring high above the earth.

Get a new perspective on the day.

No matter Santa’s style,

some things he’s sure to say.

Merry Christmas to all!

Get those potted plants

out of my way.

Thanks to Rebecca Barray for this week's Wordsmith Studio Prompt-Holiday. What do you think about at the holidays? Share your thoughts in the comments at the link above.

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Sudden Silence

 

Quiet Please

 

The building

is crowded.

People wandering

everywhere.

Asking questions.

Making comments.

Placing orders.

I step outside

into the silence.

The path lets

 me travel deep

 into the quiet,

safe in the

knowledge that

it will lead me

 back to the noise

whenever I choose.

 

Thanks to Dana Dampier for this week's Wordsmith Studio Prompt-Sudden Silence. How do you deal with sudden silence? Does it make you uncomfortable or do you enjoy the change?

 

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Rivals

 

Natural Enemies

Vandals enter

the garden,

damaging plants and

causing leaves

to curl and dry.

Rescuers come in

like guardian angels,

Eating the pests as

fast as they can.

Aphids vs. ladybugs,

One of nature's

great rivalries.

Thanks to Kasie Whitener for this week's Wordsmith Studio Prompt-Rivals. What does the word rivals mean to you? Post a link in the comments to. Your thoughts about rivals.

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Thanksgiving

 

Singing Lessons

 

There is a hint

 of winter

in the air.

Still, I hear

the birds singing.

They remain

out of sight,

but their voices

are clear.

They aren't

hanging out in

the usual places.

There is nothing

to gain by staying

out in the open.

Instead, they explore

the vast array

of spots

that provide cover.

I think

I will follow

their lead. 

 

Thanks to JLynn Sheridan for this week's Wordsmith Studio Prompt. This prompt involves making other words out of the word Thanksgiving and then using them in your writing. The words I made are in bold.

 

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Autumn

 

Fall Garden

 

In the dusk of your
color when the trees
are in the dawn of theirs.
The falling leaves
create a carpet for
the season’s visitors.
The few remaining
blooms take a
backseat to seed pods
and drying stems.
Soon, the snow
will blanket you.
Snuggle under and
rest until spring sounds
it’s wake-up call.

 

 

Thanks to Kasie Whitener for this week's Wordsmith Studio Prompt. What does your autumn look like. Put a link to it in the comments on the blog post.

 

 

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