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July
poetry theme write
about a keepsake.
(20 line limit)
INTANGIBLE
FRIENDSHIP
My ceramic mug may
not have worth,
yet...
when filled the
warmth flows through
my hands
transporting me
through a revolving
past.
I behold the
potter's wheel
turning endlessly,
and remember cold
lumps of clay molded
into beautiful
vessels.
The artist's face I
can no longer
perceive.
I am inundated with
memories of
strangers,
discussions of
politics and strife,
quiet moments,
lingering melodies.
A time when
possessions were not
of importance,
large drafty houses
desired lodging;
guitars almost a
necessity.
I recall folk not to
be considered
successful by
today's beau ideal;
yet full of ideas
and eloquence, rich
in knowledge and
compassion.
This old mug was a
reject given by the
artist as a memento.
In the solitude of
evening it overflows
with memories
that intertwine
throughout my life.
It is a lingering
fragment of my past
A familiar friend
during uncertainty.
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JULY WRITING
CHALLENGE
Write a 500 word
(or less) story
using dialogue only.
Make your story move
along using dialogue
*only*. No
narrative, no
description, just
dialogue...
Speechless
"Mamma, can
I ask you
something"
"Yes dear,
anything you
want."
"Mamma, how do
you get off the
planet?"
"What do you
mean, dear"
"Well how
can a person get off
the planet?"
"Oh, You
could go up in an
airplane or go in a
space ship or
rocket"
"No, no, I mean
when God wants to
give you a baby and
he comes down close
to the earth. How do
you get off the
planet to get the
baby from God?"
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