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Memories survive
Rekindling old emotions
Truth becomes legend
The lens of perception blurs
We see what we wish to see
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The photo for this week’s prompt was taken in the chapel in the side chapel of the church at Bakewell. that houses a number of elaborate memorials… and which had helped set us on a curious journey of discovery. The picture shows the effigy of a knight and a message left in his memory, over six hundred years after his death.
The knight is Sir Thomas Wendesley, who was slain at the Battle of Shrewsbury, in 1403, during the uprising led by Owain Glyndŵr. The Battle was a decisive victory for the king, even though his men were decimated by the enemy archers and as the arrows “fell like leaves in Autumn, every one struck a mortal man“. Sir Thomas wears chainmail and armour and his helmet bears the coded inscription ‘IHC Nazaren’, which signifies “Have mercy on me, Jesus of Nazareth”.
Thank you so much to everyone who took part this week and happy new year to you all! I really appreciate everyone who has taken the time to create their own story from these prompts. I wish there was space to reblog all the contributions, as there are some beautiful pieces every week that I would love to reblog, but which come in after I have filled all the allocated slots.
All the posts are listed below, so please click on the links to read them and leave a comment for the author.
Thank you too, to everyone who reblogged the prompt, round up and the individual resposes.
Pingbacks do not always come through… and I can miss things too, so if you have written a post for this challenge and it does not appear in the round-up, please leave a link to your post in the comments and I will add it to the list.
A new prompt will be published later today. I will reblog as many contributions as space and time allows, as they come in… and all of them will be featured in the round-up on Thursday.
As there are usually too many contributions to reblog all of them every week, and so that we can get to know their writers, I would like to invite all writephoto regulars to come and introduce themselves on the blog as my guest! ‘Regulars’ does not mean you have to take part every week… Click here for details
Come and join in!
Many thanks to this weeks contributors:
Christine Bolton at Poetry for Healing
Bladud Fleas at The Moon is Rising
D. Wallace Peach at Myths of the Mirror
Roberta Eaton at Roberta Writes
Hélène Vaillant at Willow Poetry
Anita from Anita Dawes and Jaye Marie
Anurag Bakhshi at Jagahdilmein
Fandango at This, That and the Other
Dorinda Duclos at Night Owl Poetry
Hayley R. Hardman at The Story Files
Linda Lee Lyberg at Charmed Chaos
Leslie Hyla Winton Noble at Colonialist’s Blog
Trent P. McDonald at Trent’s World
Sisyphus at Of Glass and Paper
Anjali Sharma at Positive Side Of The Coin
Jan Malique at Strange Goings on in the Shed
Sue Vincent's Daily Echo 
Wow, the list just keeps growing, Sue. Well done!
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Lovely entries too 🙂
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Wonderful entries!
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Aren’t they always? 😀
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Reblogged this on Campbells World.
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Reblogged this on ladyleemanila and commented:
honour round-up 🙂
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Your verse was perfect as ever and the photo thought provoking and touching. To think someone still honours this honourable knight.
I think it is amazing that so many talented contributions grow each week. I really look forward to your weekly prompt.💜💜
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I love that we get so many disparate entries every week… and they take the photo in so many different dierections too 🙂
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Yes it is amazing a real sourcr of interest every week. Well done and thank you Sue💜💙
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🙂 ❤
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What a beautiful tanka Sue.
And the usual wonderful varied responses. (K)
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Thanks, Kerfe… I love the different perspectives on each photo.
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That was a wonderful prompt, Sue, and a beautiful poem from you to accompany it. Thanks for the close up of the note.
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Thanks, Diana… I was in two minds about using it, but all the responses treated the knight with respect.
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Reblogged this on anita dawes and jaye marie.
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Wonderful list, with great different, but all beautiful thoughts. Thank you for providing, Sue! Best wishes Michael
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Thanks, Michael 🙂
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I wish to thank you Sue. Always great information and entertainment too. Have a nice Friday! Michael
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I am glad you enjoy what you find here, Michael 🙂
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