Monthly Archives: December 2017

Mists #writephoto

First in this week…

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Carillon

Vernal carillon A delicate enchantment Echoing laughter Summer anticipated Beyond the sleep of winter For Colleen’s tanka challenge

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Thursday photo prompt – Mists – #writephoto

Every Thursday at noon GMT, I publish one of my photos as a writing prompt.  If you know where the photo was taken, please keep it to yourself until the challenge is closed. Throughout the week I will feature as … Continue reading

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Photo prompt round-up – Portal – #writephoto

Portal * Pathway arrow-straight Connecting the here and there No deviation * Moment to moment Worn by a thousand footsteps Inevitable * A choiceless journey Mitigated by freedom To walk in gladness * The photo for this week’s prompt was … Continue reading

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Ani’s Advent Invitation: Christmas Trees with Marian Beaman

She’s slacking. She hasn’t got the Christmas Tree out this year. Okay, I can accept that digging through the snow to the shed might not have been on her menu…but she hasn’t even started on the festive stuff yet! If … Continue reading

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Angels, Angels, everywhere III… Stuart France

* “The nine orders of Angelic Being mattered because the divisions echoed the Trinity and because they corresponded to the nine-fold partition of the heavens.” * * “From the Empyrean in descending order the spheres were those of the ‘first … Continue reading

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Origins #midnighthaiku

 * Timeless traditions Marking the passage of time Time-honoured fashion * Pagan and faithful Looking for an inner light Symbols shadow forth *

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A new beginning – Robbie Cheadle #writephoto

As she walked along the long passage towards the door at the end, she felt as if she was moving towards a portal to another life. Her long, black cloak flapped around her ankles and her stomach churned with anticipation. … Continue reading

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The Corridor – Vivian Zems #writephoto

A corridor of dreams Perchance Leading somewhere it seems Or a corridor of my nightmare Very soon leading nowhere Whether dream or nightmare As I exist in this reverie My consciousness immersed It’s a corridor of corridors Which must be … Continue reading

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#writephoto – Portal – Penny Wilson

*This is in response to Sue Vincent’s photo prompt.  You can read all about it here.   Would it be different if we tried again? Or would you still be a thorn on my rose? The embers; still warm; when I … Continue reading

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