Challenge
Challenge of the Week LXXXVII
Descriptive Writing. One of the four foundational elements of the written word. You can write about anything you want, poetry or Prose; but make sure to focus on your descriptions. Whether you're describing a character, a setting, or an emotion, we want the imagery to leap out of the page. But tread lightly - there is such a thing as too much description. We're looking for that perfect balance. Imagery that sings, but doesn't scream.
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After Rain
After the rain: the gnawing of crickets,
sun-scorched leaves.
A bird harrowing far away inside
the drier hemisphere of your mind.
Earth wet with the after rain
dankness of blessing.
Snails sliming slowly through the thick
forest of this cerebral haven;
their silvery trail said to hold healing within.
You watch it grow like shrub
in the fertile ground of your heart-
days well spent, shivering in the dew
and drop of Golden Hill’s schizophrenia-
the glitter of this bipolarity
lighting dark days.
-Nicholas Damion Alexander