The Haunted Wordsmith Elemental Writing Challenge – This week’s focus is Earth. Today’s prompt and image: cavern.
deep in the cavern
lie many a mystery
to be unveiled
a journey through ancient times
revealing earth’s legacy
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Elemental Challenge
Mystical Beauty
NaPoWriMo Challenge 2019 – Day 23
The Haunted Wordsmith Opposites Attract & Elemental Writing Challenges
Opposites Attract: Today’s prompt: retain – Antonyms: give up, hand over, release, relinquish, surrender, yield.
Elemental Challenge: This week’s focus is Earth. Today’s prompt and image: mystical.
Although the earth is thousands of years old
worn, torn, damaged, and deteriorating
even so, by God’s grace, there are jewels to find
that still retain their mystical beauty
to be enamored, cherished, held sacred and holy
a reason to be grateful and rejoice for these free gifts
remembering to relinquish not our reverent admiration!
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Photo Credit: Nadine Hudson from Pixabay
Forever Lone
Word Of The Day Challenge – Ugly
Your Daily Word Prompt – Initiative – April, 21, 2019
The Haunted Wordsmith Opposites Attract & Elemental Writing Challenges
Opposites Attract: Today’s word: obscure – Antonyms: accessible, clear, nonambiguous, obvious, plain, unambiguous, unequivocal.
Elemental Writing: This week’s focus is Earth. Today’s prompt and image: destructive.
Destructive are the ways of mankind
upon this the Creator’s beautiful earth
where once stood a building enshrined
has become ugly wrought into dearth
obscure was the inspiration in planning
obvious not one took the initiative to
build upon the indestructible strength of
the Chief Cornerstone…
and what once was shall lay forever lone.
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Photo Credit: Angelo Giordano from Pixabay
Alive With Life – Tanka
The Haunted Wordsmith Elemental Writing Challenge April 20, 2019
For this challenge, we will explore one of the four elements: air, earth, water, fire. This week’s focus is Earth. Simply use the word and/or image provided and be inspired by the natural element.
Today’s prompt and image: magnetic.
magnetic is the
power of earth’s atmosphere
charged with energy
to bring life to its domain
and sustain living beings
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Photo Credit: Free-Photos from Pixabay
Crystal Moon Soul – Haiku Sonnet
NaPoWriMo Challenge 2019 – Day 19
Word Of The Day Challenge – Moon
Your Daily Word Prompt – Implement – April 19, 2019
The Haunted Wordsmith Opposites Attract & Elemental Writing Challenges
Opposites Attract: For this challenge, I provide one word and a list of its antonyms. The challenge is to use the prompt word AND one (or more) of its antonyms in some form of writing (or creative work). Today’s word: gossamer. Antonyms: sturdy, substantial.
Elemental Writing: For this challenge, we will explore one of the four elements: air, earth, water, fire. This week’s focus is Water.
Today’s prompt and image: icy
crystal moon fashioned
icy gossamer patches
unique designs formed
with water droplets
implements sturdy beauty
that one must behold
light shines upon it
revealing nature’s process
solely intricate
just like every soul
exclusively created
by Composer’s hand
each one an original
poem of lyrical song
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Photo Credit: Hans Braxmeier from Pixabay
Unity Unbroken – Haiku Sonnet
The basic premise of the Haiku Sonnet is simple: 4 3-liner haiku plus a couplet of either 5 or 7 syllables adds up to 14 lines, the same number of lines found in a sonnet.
The Haunted Wordsmith Genre – Elemental – Opposites Attract Challenges.
Genre: The purpose of this challenge is to push ourselves to dip our toes in other genres than we normally write in. Today’s genre: Haiku Sonnet.
Opposites Attract: For this challenge, I provide one word and a list of its antonyms. The challenge is to use the prompt word AND one (or more) of its antonyms in some form of writing (or creative work).
Today’s prompt: restful – Antonyms: boisterous, clamorous, clattery, deafening, loud, noisy, raucous, rip-roaring, roistering, romping, rowdy, tumultuous, unquiet, uproarious, woolly (also wooly).
Elemental: For this challenge, we will explore one of the four elements: air, earth, water, fire. This week’s focus is Water. Simply use the word and/or image provided and be inspired by the natural element.
Today’s prompt and image: cascading.
cascading water
restful for the peace of mind
freedom from unquiet
gentle droplets spray
the face causing refreshment
breathe in cooling touch
listening to nature
guiding my meditation
soothing music heard
soul lays in stillness
freed is mind from distractions
our hearts joined as One
my Beloved and I fused
in unity unbroken
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Photo Credit: PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay
The Gift Of The Swan
Your Daily Word Prompt – Examine – April 17, 2019
Word Of The Day Challenge – Lingering
The Haunted Wordsmith Opposites Attract & Elemental Writing Challenges
Opposites Attract: For this challenge, I provide one word and a list of its antonyms. The challenge is to use the prompt word AND one (or more) of its antonyms in some form of writing (or creative work).
Today’ word: ancient.
Antonym: modern, new, recent.
Elemental Writing: For this challenge, we will explore one of the four elements: air, earth, water, fire. This week’s focus is Water. Simply use the word and/or image provided and be inspired by the natural element.
Today’s prompt and image: cleansing.
Holy and sacred is the ancient water
that would be stirred by an angel
to bring cleansing healing and
turn ailments into the purity,
beauty, and grace of the modern day swan
representative of a lingering elegance
which is almost impossible to not examine
for how can the eye of the soul not
be captured by this glorious creation
and the only requirement to experience this
is taking the time to slow down and breathe.
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Water’s Dark – Senryu
The Haunted Wordsmith Elemental Writing Challenge April 16, 2019
For this challenge, we will explore one of the four elements: air, earth, water, fire. This week’s focus is Water. Simply use the word and/or image provided and be inspired by the natural element.
Today’s prompt and image: mysterious.
deep of indigo
mysterious happenings
found in water’s dark
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Photo Credit: Sebastian Ganso from Pixabay
Faith Inflexible – Senryu
The Haunted Wordsmith Elemental Writing Challenge & Opposites Attract Challenge
Opposites Attract: For this challenge, I provide one word and a list of its antonyms. The challenge is to use the prompt word AND one (or more) of its antonyms in some form of writing (or creative work).
Today’s word: supple.
Antonyms: inflexible, rigid, stiff, stiffened.
Elemental Writing: For this challenge, we will explore one of the four elements: air, earth, water, fire. This week’s focus is Water. Simply use the word and/or image provided and be inspired by the natural element.
Today’s prompt and image: briny
briny but supple
is the water of my soul
faith inflexible
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Soul’s Blush Of Pink – Tanka
NaPoWriMo 2019 Challenge – Day 14
Frank J. Tassone Haikai Challenge #81 (4/13/19) – Pink Moon
This week, write the haikai poem of your choice (haiku, senryu, haibun, tanka, haiga, renga, etc.) that alludes to the Pink Moon.
Pink ground phlox, or “moss pink,” lends its name to the April Moon.
The Haunted Wordsmith Elemental Writing Challenge – April 14, 2019
For this challenge, we will explore one of the four elements: air, earth, water, fire. Simply use the word and/or image provided and be inspired by the natural element.
Today’s prompt and image: rejuvenating.
full pink moon arrives
bringing with it the moss pink
rejuvenating
the change from Winter’s nighttime
into Spring waters rebirth
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Photo Credits:
Pink Moon – KIYOMI YOSHIMATSU / 500PXGETTY IMAGES
Waterfalls – David Mark from Pixabay
