Weekly Writing Prompt #178 rock, joint, inner, sight, sail Standing on a rock, alone, he lost sight of her shadow. Gone the tenuous line, the light joint in their inner lives, dissolved, her face less and less recognisable, a sail soon disappeared in the immensity of his despair. Image: Orpheus, by Pierre Amedee … Continue reading The Sight of Her #fivewords
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Being there, or here? #fivewords
Weekly Writing Prompt #177 leaf, home, alter, light, front There, she knew well, it was her home, her friends, where she'd met him. Here, was another leaf, both of them now almost past the light, an alter-life she did not understand, even feared a little, however familiar she was with the language, the everyday words. … Continue reading Being there, or here? #fivewords
Lost souls #fivewords
Weekly Writing Prompt #176 dance, inner, break, hue, lost A break in the clouds, the many hues of the sky, a dance of angels: the inner light of your lost dream. Image source: pexels.com
In the Pale Light of Winter #fivewords
Weekly Writing Prompt #175 charcoal, shade, pale, wake, lucid The rain fell, almost silent, but she could hear the little stream, outside, through the open window. She called the instant the lucid wake: those minutes before the first signs of the pale dawn. Then, everything is clear, the events of the past days in sharp … Continue reading In the Pale Light of Winter #fivewords
Cet autre moi… #fivewords
Weekly Writing Challenge #173 tremble - hit - desire - alter - depth The fragile leaf trembles in the cold winds, its desire for warmth altered to fear in the depth of winter, soon the cruel ice will hit its feeble skin... Image source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1198169
Waves of Time #fivewords
Weekly Writing Challenge #172 bed, flare, waves, gain, seek We sought freedom in Space, a new frontier, but gained nothing: and, now, as novae flare up in the void, we are shipwrecked, on a bed of broken worlds, forever drifting on the waves of Time. Picture: Hold Up, Did We Just Crack Time Travel?, at … Continue reading Waves of Time #fivewords
Our Lady #fivewords
Weekly Writing Challenge #171 In the ancient church, on the medieval stones, he kneels. Alone, far above, a live star shines, cold as mystery. In the choir, the founders smile, bright egos. There is no plan, no heresy, merely the link, back, to our Lady. In silence he kneels... Picture: from https://www.naumburger-dom.de Wer war … Continue reading Our Lady #fivewords
Before dawn #fivewords
Weekly Writing Challenge #170 A late dream, Don't I know what to expect! The storm must have woken me, And you, dear angel, Are still fast asleep... Yet I know: the Enemy and his minions strike before dawn, Hiding their hideous shapes Behind the windows' frames... I wrap myself in your gown, And swear … Continue reading Before dawn #fivewords
This page #fivewords
Weekly Writing Challenge #169 The demon bowed low, and attempted to spin his speech, as if it felt a surge of guilt. I had to smile, even as I felt like having a rant at those annoying busy-bodies. I ignored the fellow, and went back to my page, and the story of a city … Continue reading This page #fivewords
Sounds #fivewords
Weekly Writing Challenge #168 I am a light sleeper. Maybe I have become one. Not that I wake up for no reason, not at all. I just hear sounds, sounds, not noises. In my sleep I try to identify them, like what was that rapping at the window? Or, was that stones falling in … Continue reading Sounds #fivewords
Of Glass & Paper 