Awash with color

The sky is awash with vibrant colors

The magentas and pinks mixing with

Midnight blue and burnt orange

To create a vista as if an artist

Has painted the canvas with a brush

That has been washed with magic

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Your prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “wash/awash.” Use one, use both, use ’em any way you like. Bonus points for using both. Enjoy!

Written for Linda’s SoCS- Wash/ awash

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A simmering pool

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When I close my eyes and think back
To those bygone days of my youth
I see a pool of memories Simmering in silver moonlight 
Dipping my fingers in the water
I catch an elusive memory 
Of times of silliness and childish joy
That brings a big smile to my face 
Or something that causes me to cringe with embarrassment 
But I cherish all my memories 
Because these are a treasure 
That can never be replaced

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Written for;Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge – Memory, hosted by Sue W and GC

Also included weekly prompt- Wednesday challenge from Susan and GC is POOL.

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The paths we have treaded

A single line prompt for this week –

The only ghost that scares is a past version of you.

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No one said that loving was easy
No one ever said life and living were easy
The journey is convoluted 
It’s riddled with traps
A one-way ticket that has no returns 
So what scares me is to relieve the past
To face the challenges I have already conquered 
To relive the trials and tribulations of yesterday 
And worst of all to face the past version of you
You…
Who has evolved with me 
You who have changed and mellowed 
You, now a person I’m proud of now
I dare to go into a future yet unknown 
Than to return a past that I have already traveled

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Written for RXC #241, hosted by Reena

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Dramatic Displays

Dramatic displays 
We like children 
Entranced with the view
The theater of nature 
Shows perspectives extraordinaire

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Written for; Moon-washed Weekly Challenge- Dramatic – July 26, 2022, hosted by Eugenia

Also included; Tuesday writing prompt: Write a poem using the words theater, children, and perspective

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WDYS # 143 -A Roundup post

Hesitantly I lift my pen

The music echoes in my ears

But the words of the song elude me

My feelings for you are strong

But my words fail to do justice

I start to write without thinking

And I have the perfect lyrics

For the song I will sing at your wedding

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Great responses again this week in response to this image. Please click on the links to read the contributions of our lovely participants.

Reena; Insights

Michnavs; Song

Brian; Piano man

David; Note or a composition

Lady Lee Manila; Music coming from heaven

Diana; Music

Maria; Intact

Jude; Cooking poetry and fractured romance

Keith; Lacrimosa

Melanie; WDYS # 143

Di; Lost for words

Jim; working on a rap song

Grace; Today’s song

Punam; And the music died

Susi; Work then play

Echoes of the soul; My buried musical notes

Aboli; Sheet music

Suzette; Notes

Eugenia; Words cannot express

Lakshmi; Everyday moments

Mayuri; Swirling melodies

Fandango; Shame on me

Indira; What do you see # 143

Ken; Musical love notes

Yinglan; Dear Mom

Kittyverses; Amidst daily life

Nope, not Pam; Confession

Jules; Al Salvataggio

The inkdrop; Getting the band back together

Goutam; A song

Maya; Haiku

Pamelap; Blush of words

Jenna; A letter written

I am grateful to all those who have read, shared and commented on these posts.

I will be posting next week’s challenge on Monday at 12:00 pm, PKT.

Thanks for reading.

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Avoiding the extremes

Sometimes we are motivated to go to the extremes

Extreme diets and extreme workouts all to get instant results

But life works at its own pace and has a way to equalize everything

So starving yourself seldom works in the long run

And overexerting with physical exercise doesn’t work the way we want

In the end, it’s slow and steady that wins the race for us

But all’s well that ends well when we do it in moderation

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Written for; WednesdayThoughts, hosted by Jim; you can write anything that you feel is appropriate, as long as you use the title phrase of “All’s well that ends well”

Also written for;Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Extreme, hosted by Sue W and GC

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A glimpse

Right there through that opening in the trees

You can see a glimpse of the golden land

A place guarded by tall trees, a winding creek

Birds singing songs and lullabies in solitude

A place open to only special visitors

Written for CCC # 193, hosted by Crispina Kemp

Also written for One Min Fiction, hosted by Cranny

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Changes we cannot see

This week Reena has given us a collage as the prompt;

There is no restriction on length or format of the piece. There is no last date either, unless you wish to be featured in the Weekly Wrap.

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A hype
Instilling fear
Apprehension in hearts
Resulted in something entirely different 
Views of vistas unprecedented, awesome 
A sigh of relief from those concerned 
Nothing bad happened!

But there are changes 
Our eyes cannot perceive 
Too minute to be noticeable 
On a day to day basis by common people 
Only the very sensitive equipment can record theses changes 
But most of us are oblivious to them
We go about our daily lives in total disregard

The changes seem and unseen both
Can have far reaching implications 
Consider all your actions 
Weigh all the risks 
Beware of the unseen

A crack opened in earth’s magnetic field and stayed open for 14 hours

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Written for; RXC PROMPT #240, hosted by Reena

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Leaves me speechless

The strength of human spirit leaves me speechless

When faced with a challenge, we think we won’t be able to achieve it

But the resilience and fortitude of our potential is astounding

We not only manage to attempt, but usually complete our tasks

Never underestimate what we we are capable of

Have faith in your abilities and keep on challenging yourself!

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Written for; Eugi’s Weekly Prompt – Astounding – July 19, 2022

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WDYS # 142 -A Roundup post

Sometimes 
It feels good 
To be one with the nature 
To abandon caution and enjoy 
The thrill of adventure 
To step in a perilous situation 
Sometimes it feels good 
To be just free and careless

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Fantastic entries this week in response to this image. Please click on the links to read the contributions of our lovely participants.

Michnavs; Rivers of tears

Reena; Gist of life

Sangeetha; Water

David; Life’s comforts or crushing conditions

Echoes of the soul; The quiet place

Keith; She’s back

Komaljeet; One to two

Susi; Human kindness

Di; Last photo

Christine; What do you see # 142