Tag Archives: symbolism

Spindle-Stone Heugh… Stuart France

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* And so to Bamburgh castle, the king a new wife did bring. But his queen took an instant dislike to her husband’s daughter, Margaret, And transformed her into a Laidly Worm which coiled itself about a Great Stone, And … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt: Fall #writephoto

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Sue Vincent

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 and I usually share something about the … Continue reading →

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Photo prompt round-up: Pillars #writephoto

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* Moral rectitude Denying all temptation Straight and narrow path The rule of law proscribing Tangential adventures * Beyond the shadows Possibilities beckon Freethinkers follow Leaving well-trodden pathways In search of wider vision * Necessary bounds Assurance of harmony Laws … Continue reading →

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A Riddle… Stuart France

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* Dark the frame and dark the spur About the light which shines over there. * Lost to memory, lost to time Good and great cut down in their prime. * Ever the longing, we yearn to know Traversing the … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt: Pillars #writephoto

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Sue Vincent

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 and I usually share something about the … Continue reading →

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Photo prompt round-up: Spectral #writephoto

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* Old stone and whispers Memories of times long past The land remembers * The photo for this week’s prompt was taken iwhen we visited the triple stone circle called the Hurlers, near Minions in Cornwall. The land is littered … Continue reading →

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In Hack-Pen Hedge… Stuart France

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Animism 1. Doctrine that the soul is the vital principle of organic development. 2. Attribution of conscious life or spirits to nature or natural phenomena. 3. Belief in the existence of spirits separable from bodies. “There’s a large stone in … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt: Spectral #writephoto

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Sue Vincent

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 and I usually share something about the … Continue reading →

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Photo prompt round-up: Turning #writephoto

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* Colours and contrasts Winter warmth and autumn frost Confuse the senses Eternal opposites meld The glory of creation * The photo for this week’s prompt was taken in Cumbria a couple of years ago, when we went north to … Continue reading →

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Turnings II… Stuart France

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* … Now she was out in space my Soul had turned astronomical on me. I decided to give her free reign, as much rope as she wanted. Enough for a thousand and one hangings… “The Water Maiden has sacrificed … Continue reading →

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