“What’s in this box?” “Good question. To be honest every time I look at the contents, I just…” “… glaze over?” “Exactly.” Turns out there were pens and lightbulbs and notepads, and something Ric’s been looking for. Likely the contents of a junk drawer – you know, the stuff you put out of sight because […]
It was a neighbour girl that started it. We played together one day – a rare occurrence, as she seldom came outside. “How do you know you’re not adopted?” she hissed at me, as if to say: You don’t know everything. I started to answer, but then, the words got stuck. How did I know? […]
The best part of our new home is the abundance of birds, from the young cardinal whose family nests in the bushes behind, to this unexpected visitor outside my window. To watch the birds is mesmerizing. This fierce hunter also makes an appearance daily: Naturally, there are many more species, but I’ll save those for […]
I love the line “culls the extraneous” Sometimes a difficult endeavour! Wonderful response to What Do You See?!
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Thanks. It’s a bit like writing poetry, isn’t it?
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So, very true!!
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I love this V.J. “Creativity is a jungle – unharnessed overgrowth…” The whole poem describes it beautifully.
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Thanks Hélène!
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Oh WOWZA, so good! I may have to try this prompt 🙂
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You should! Thank you.
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It’s in my In-Box–thank YOU! 🙂
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indeed! it is all a chaos when we cannot silence the voices , only with writing can it be tamed, lovely description of a writer’s mind!
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Thanks, Gina.
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Yes, creativity sure can be a jungle sometimes…You describe the challenges so well. Loved this poem.
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Thank you, Bernie!
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Love the poem! Captures the creative process, I go through all the time!! 🤩
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Thanks…we creators do have to wade through a lot.
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