Winter decorates
The gelid and gilded leaves
Scattered artfully on the parapet
Glittering and shining in the winter sun
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In response to CCC # 220, hosted by Crispina Kemp
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Gelid and Gilded
Category: Poetry
Coming home!
Re-Sharing this poem from December 2021, written in response to FFFC!
For the visually challenged writer, the image shows a young girl carrying a lantern through the snow and she is heading toward a log cabin at the edge of a forest.
Trudging through piled snow high
Obstacles life throws in my way
Coming home after gaining enlightenment
Carrying it like a beacon glowing
I come back to the welcoming lights
Home pulls me back to my roots
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In response to Weekly Prompts- Home, hosted by Sue W and GC
Also included; FFFC, hosted by Fandango
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Without God?
It is a line prompt this week. Let’s see where it takes you.
“You live in a world where no Gods exist”
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If I lived in a world where no God existed
It would be a world devoid of kindness and good
If I lived in a world where there wasn’t a Divine presence
I would feel like I am existing in a barren landscape
Without a benevolent God to whom I can pray
I would be lost in a sea of uncertainty and hopelessness
In fact there would be no world if there was no God
For nothing would exist without the Creator and His creations
Thankfully I bow my head in submission to God
Who created me, nurtured me and provided for me
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Written in response to; RXC Prompt #265, hosted by Reena
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Icy demeanor — dVerse Quadrille # 168
Remember your quadrille must be exactly 44 words, not counting the title and must include ice or a form of the word.
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Your speech drips with frigid ice
As you turn a cold shoulder
A friend you say you are to me
Yet the smallest mistake I make
Makes you behave with hostility
A fair-weather friend you are
Not one to stick through thick and thin
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Word count; 44
Written in response to dVerse quadrille- Ice, hosted by Mish
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More Riddles in rhymes
Too much of me is excess
Too less and you can parish
Abstain for too long and I am manna
Indulge for too long and
You wouldn’t even want me mentioned
What am I?
Written for W3, hosted by David
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Riddles in rhymes
Brandon’s prompt guidelines
Riddle me this… I would like to you to compose a riddle or “puzzle” poem.
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You can make it
You can feel it
You can fall for it
It can change decisions
It can alter mindsets
It can attract you
What is it?
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I am writing a riddle poem for the first time. This is perhaps too simplistic but here goes!
Written for W3 # 39- Riddles, prompted by Brandon, hosted by David
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Towards infinity
I can see very far
Millions of miles away in fact
The sun the moon and all the stars
Glitter, shine and twinkle an infinity away
My eyes, though not sharp catch their light
The smallest spec of brightness captured in the dark
Like this light, hope buoys my spirits from beyond
And infinite energy that courses the veins of the universe
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Written for; Moonwashed Musings Weekly Prompt – Infinite , hosted by Eugenia
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Bends his head
“Change, Adapt, Bend so as not to be broken. Let opportunity guide your actions.” ~ Wayne Gerard Trotman.
The crimson blushing sky heralds nightfall
It’s not the time for eternal sleep yet
There are many tasks to be finished until then
The lone wolf stands and keeps guard
Rare shells scattered on the shoreline
He sees the keeper of the secrets approach
And bends its head in acquiescence
Now the duty entrusted to him is done
He retreats and leaves others to complete
The mission that was of utmost importance
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I’m re-Sharing this poem written for daily prompts in 2019.
Written for;Weekend Challenge from GC and Sue W – BEND.
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Paintbrush strokes
Holding the paintbrush like a weapon
You attack the set tradition, ideals and norms
The picture you painted shakes the foundations
Of the preconceived notions of what is beautiful
People shun you at first till someone recognizes
The talent behind your colorful creation
Now they all flock to your exhibitions
Trying to get a glimpse of you
Or a chance to talk to you!
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Written for JusJoJan- Paintbrush, Prompted by Paula , hosted by Linda
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WDYS # 169 -A Roundup post
Looking deep into the eyes of nature
I feel ashamed that we aren’t looking
After our home as we all should have been
That we have not paid the immense debt
That is owned by each and everyone of us
A debt of gratitude to Mother Nature
For feeding us, sheltering us and nurturing us
The tears of remorse fall from my eyes
I am ashamed that we have fell so short
Of the duty that we should have fulfilled
Looking deep into her eyes, I see her sadness too
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Fantastic entries again this week in response to this image. Please click on the links to read the contributions of our lovely participants.
David; You or eye
Radhika; Wizened looks
Reena; It takes talent
Mason; Xyla’s eye
Maria; Earth’s eye
Jim; Eye of Providence
Destiny; Look
Eugenia; Unfurling situations
Keith; Mow town
Grace; Full sight
Diana; Homeward bound
Susi; Observing
Di; Eye saw
Jude; Approaching the future
Suzette; Jade
Untold stories; Huge world
Lady Lee Manila; See the truth
Yinglan; The art of contemplation
Aboli; The eye
Inkdrop; Eye of the crop
Angela; JusJoJan- What do you see
Michnavs; Search
Jules; Flash fiction
Sangeetha; Wallpaper
Kittyverses; The eye
Irma; Silhouette
“Eyes of green envy
line the insides of her Anahata chakra heart,
paves a forrest of reflected paths,
limbs scream.
She aches to find her tribe, hidden in the log mine seas.
Her eyes drip peals of emerald pearls,
rooting woven branches that sprout through the cracks
Rejoicing what’s lost…… redeemed. “
Indira; What do you see # 169
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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