Tag Archives: symbolism

Thursday photo prompt – Sanctuary #writephoto

Posted on February 8, 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. I usually share something about the place … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography, Poetry | Tagged fantasy, fiction, flash fiction, humour, imagination, mystery, short story, symbolism, writing challenge, writing prompt | 82 Comments

Photo prompt round up – Shrine #writephoto

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* Counterfeit relic Already mysterious Creating legends No tale has a beginning Just a place on the spiral * The photo for this week’s prompt was taken on Glastonbury Tor as friends gathered there for the Beltane Eve and May … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography, Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged fantasy, fiction, flash fiction, humour, imagination, mystery, short story, symbolism, writing challenge, writing prompt | 13 Comments

Swift as the Wind… Stuart France

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* A fast flowing river tarrys for no man. Not least, when he moves at snails pace. Nor even, if he indulges a little leap-frog! * It is almost impossible to translate tempo from one system to another. It acts … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Poetry | Tagged esoteric, Lyric, magic, mystery, philosophy, Photography, psychology, symbolism | 2 Comments

Frankenstein, Gollum and the unseen will…

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Sue Vincent

“I’m re-reading Tolkien,” said my son. “Cool. How far have you got?” “The riddles in the dark bit.” That made me smile, as we’d taken inspiration from that chapter for the December workshop. “What do you reckon… when Gollum says … Continue reading →

Posted in The Silent Eye | Tagged Frankenstein, god, golem, Gollum, Hobbit, identification, Lord of the Rings, LOTR, love, mary Shelley, psychology, science, spirituality, symbolism, Tolkien | 8 Comments

Thursday photo prompt – Shrine #writephoto

Posted on February 1, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Posted in photo prompt, Photography, Poetry | Tagged fantasy, fiction, flash fiction, humour, imagination, mystery, short story, symbolism, writing challenge, writing prompt | 95 Comments

Photo prompt round up – Woodland #writephoto

Posted on February 1, 2018 by Sue Vincent

The photo for this week’s prompt was taken on the edge of the south Yorkshire village of High Bradfield. The village is perched upon a hill and its most prominent feature is the church. Beyond the churchyard… whose walls we … Continue reading →

Under the altar…

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Sue Vincent

I am not even sure how we saw them hidden there in the shadows beneath the altar. I do know we would never have seen them had we not been looking at the unusual cross-fleury on the floor. The mosaic … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Churches, Don and Wen, Love | Tagged artist, creation, nativity, stone, symbolism | 43 Comments

Of Pomp and Circumstance… Stuart France

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* A crown too heavy to wear. Incline the head but a little And the neck will break… * Continue reading at Stuart France

Posted in Life, Photography, Poetry, The Silent Eye | Tagged esoteric, Lyric, magic, meaning, mystery, philosophy, psychology, symbolism | 4 Comments

Amnesia – Stuart France

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* A nameless shadow flits across the face of Science. The Theory of Evolution has not been proven. The ‘missing links’ for each species have not come forth from the fossil record. The constituent parts of our DNA have proven … Continue reading →