Challenge Answered
Start Date: 5/17/2021
Start Time: 11:05 a.m.
End Time: 12:56 p.m.
Formatting time for Prose; 24 minutes
Will these satisfy you? Is this what you may have been expecting or hoping for?
Or just to see where I would take the word?
I would be lying like a dead dog if I said all of these were easy,
because there were a few that were extremely difficult.
Either way, here are your words and do hope you enjoy these.
37 words. 37 pieces.
If you enjoyed this, I will do another one later on down the road.
Just try to remember to give me new words.
I may even do a “Give me a title for a Short Story”.
This is where I would write a story,
based solely on the title given at no more than 250 words.
Now, something like this would be posted once a day.
Either way, here are your words and do hope you enjoy these.
37 words. 37 pieces.
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Unusually odd the moment words speak,
when taken in by a beautiful woman.
Peculiar is the heart in matters requiring thought;
peculiar is the moment when words are lost,
and all that is left is a silly stutter.
Word peculiar given by HelenaTherese
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Each moment thought out,
every detail crafted delicately,
painstakingly rendered,
helpless to change what becomes fact,
when in fact it isn’t until another time,
another thought realized,
you understand it never mattered to begin with.
Word painstaking given by EvelynDawn
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I could spend all my money,
buy every expensive thing ever made,
but no amount of coin,
no words coined in a single moment
can buy a heart that doesn’t want loved.
Word coin given by WhiteWolfe32
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The feline purrs gently,
and nothing is amiss.
Friends laugh when I tell them his name,
but Felis Catus could care less.
His world is wherever he resides.
Word cat given by LiannaC
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There was a time when wonder meant admiration,
to marvel upon the mysteries of life unfolding,
to be pulled into a moment ever rare,
one that changes the course of personal history.
Life changed when you became my better half,
and for that single wonderment in time,
my world is full—complete.
Word wonderment given by VictoriaBowman
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You entered the already crowded room alone,
doing so with a well-practiced sashay move,
catching every man’s eye in the room,
and you knew you had their attention.
Confident in who you are,
willing to bend but never break,
you laugh, you sigh,
but in the end,
you left as you came—alone.
Word sashay given by Mnezz
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Big cats, little cats,
but never the cool cats are studied,
their moves, actions, and reactions, recorded.
The Book of Catology, a Best Seller,
Written by Cat Tol O’Gee.
Word catology given by @LiannaC
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Deep in thought,
Outside noises forgotten,
just the thoughts pervading your mind,
and the act of pure concentration
replaces illogical assumption.
Will it become fact? Fiction? Fantasy perhaps?
Focus on what is at hand,
it will lead to the ending desired.
Word concentration given by Roses311Sublime
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What is real and what is not?
Passion is not something to be unpleasant.
A true love is the event of a lifetime sought after.
A tryst gives you temporary ownership to both
until a new morning arrives
and each of you return home to those you say you love.
Word tryst given by dctezcan
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I have roamed the seven seas,
crossed endless mountain terrain,
have been pelted by the severest of storms
but my maps tell me to continue on,
so with great latitude,
I move east one moment, west the next.
The longitude of this journey, filled with surprises,
but temperance wins out,
for I shall never stray from the course set for me.
You are out there,
And I shall find you.
Word longitude given by SweetLor
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I am found guilty as charged.
I submit my ways.
Guilty though I be,
my heart still sings,
My soul still dances.
convict me if you must,
if romance is truly a crime.
For I shall never stop
loving the way I do.
Word romance given by snivyth3
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She was everything to everyone,
a beacon of hope,
a paramount of love unbridled.
Her smile wistful,
her eyes always holding hope
and she gave all this away
to those she loved,
for after all;
it is what a grandmother does.
Word grandmother given by 1912writer
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Drawing a straight line until it bends,
becoming an arc, then a curve,
creating a beginning and ending
to a journey sought after.
to find a place to call home,
a place to rest and be at ease.
This, the cartology of life though;
never truly over until the last breath of life,
the last word spoken,
the final thought remembered,
becomes that final point where the line started.
Word cartology given by LiannaC
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My soliloquy expends from me deeply,
for how long must one keep held in
thoughts that pervade the soul in constant?
Lest I be the fool and remain mute,
no one will know my truths,
understand these somewhat dramatic telling’s
running their course inside my head.
Take a moment—listen.
I promise the time will be spent well.
I just need one that will listen.
But who will that be?
Word soliloquy given by JJtheJetPlane
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What is real?
What is not?
Ideas until created,
until physically seen
becomes the hypothesis
of wishful thinking.
My synthesis is many moving parts,
with hopes they one day connect,
to give credibility to something vital;
something we all need.
A cure for hatred.
For now,
the idea is flimsy,
not even close to synthetic.
But one day …
Word synthesis given by ValiantRaptor47
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It has been said when one door closes,
another one opens.
Not all doors are equal.
Some open to a bright future,
some to a life filled with constant joy,
some with regret;
some—an end of life.
Each has their fragile beginnings,
each have their closure
bringing relief long sought after.
With closure,
the rest of your life
can somewhat be at ease,
until the door closes on you,
giving another life a chance to choose a door.
Word closure given by Just_A_Memory
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It seems we have so little time,
time to get all that finished we wish for.
Life pulls, tugs, demands our attention,
leaving us perplexed,
not knowing if we are coming or going,
or simply standing still
while the world revolves around us.
Jump off the endless turning!
Make the world stop spinning recklessly,
Create your own rules to maintain sanity.
It will make the going that much easier.
Word going given by rafs_93
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What I wouldn’t give
to have an Aardvark for a pet.
They eat 50,000 ants in a single night,
and love the taste of termites,
so they save your house from rotting away.
But beware,
if you get that urge;
the one that says ants in your pants,
make sure the Aardvark isn’t close by.
Word Aardvark given by EstherFlowers1
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If I look for nothing,
I find nothing.
Simple.
If I seek out something special,
unique and amazing to the eye,
palpable to the heart,
perhaps a precious stone,
a gold coin, or—a lover’s soul,
then the serendipity of my discovery
gives resolve to the singular thought:
never stop believing.
Never say never.
Never, walk away.
Word Serendipity given by Sanjana_S
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A little of this, a little of that,
filling my plate and dancing real smart.
Singing songs to last the whole of the day long,
there is nothing wrong
in stockpiling life’s happiness
in one place.
A smile mixed with laughter,
a beating heart aglow in love’s mesmerizing pleasure,
the joy of being needed;
all this wrapped up like a smorgasbord made in heaven.
Love is a never-ending meal.
Word Smorgasbord given by GLD
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Life will have its ups and downs,
the unwritten laws of nature say it is so.
We have our successes,
we have our failures
but by day’s end,
that salubrious feeling will shield you,
righting the wrongs,
evening out the rights,
bringing that wholesome satisfaction of calm.
No sense crying over spilt milk, I say.
Wipe it away and the worry is gone;
you can always get more milk.
Your health, your well-being is vital,
keep it safe.
You have yet much to do.
Word Salubrious given by GLD
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He is the caretaker of death.
With reverence, with dignity,
he gives back a portion of the soul
to be viewed in how one lived.
It is his job to make certain,
in the next life,
what the mortician did,
is recognized by all in the afterlife,
as he or she was in their prior life.
After all,
even in death;
we want to look good one final time.
Word mortician given by Adin
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There are the vital all important meetings
where Heads of State gather to talk matters of importance.
There is the pinnacle of a mountain top,
Awaiting a climber to be reached.
Then there is the mathematician,
who can summit all up to be easily understood.
Word summit given by jtwannabewriter
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Footprints in icy frozen snow,
the sound of a potato chip eaten,
the last signal call in a game to win or lose,
the last minute deadline.
The pressure seems to never end;
Endless hours with no reprieve in sight,
known as crunch time.
But achieve the undertaking,
conquer the invisible beast before you,
and satisfaction,
that sheer moment of joy
takes over and pride sets in,
bringing over you,
a gentle calm.
Word crunch given by MFCFeeley
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That Sunday in the country moment
when you awake to the smell of breakfast.
The aroma of freshly brewed coffee,
hearing the sizzle of bacon crackling its own sweet song.
Potatoes frying to golden brown,
seasoned with green peppers, onions, garlic,
with eggs pan-fried the way you like them,
and in the oven, rising to an even tastier golden brown …
biscuits.
Biscuits to be laden with heaps of butter,
perhaps a jam or marmalade.
Biscuits, used to soak up the yolk from the eggs,
Fold inside a slice of bacon and enjoy the tasty mixture.
Biscuits, the reason why breakfast is always good.
Word biscuits given by CfromFL
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A schedule maintained,
a timer set properly,
adjust all the clocks,
swim as one.
One can call this routine,
Others may say, this is what I do
but we keep all things straight and narrow,
Thick and thin, the same each day.
If we do not synchronize some moments surrounding life,
would we not question the intent of recklessness?
Word synchronize given by sandflea68
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We live in a new time,
a troubling time.
Where in a single breath,
you may not see feel another sunrise,
or ponder the rising stars when night falls.
We mask, we social distance.
We are careful where we go,
who we are close to.
There is hope though to get beyond this.
The vaccine is awaiting you,
to take you from this dark, troubling time,
a time that left the world fearful.
Now, hope has arrived.
Two shots to save one life;
Not so much to ask of you,
is it?
Word vaccine given by Samina
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We were strangers in the night,
stranger still is how all that changed
with a few words,
gentle, spoken thoughts,
murmured emotions,
fleeting kisses
and the promise for better tomorrows.
Stranger still,
we are aliens from separate universes,
yet; even though our worlds be far apart,
our hearts remain close to the other.
Perhaps other worlds will take notice,
and become like us;
all love and no pain.
Where no one is a stranger to the other.
Word stranger given by Chacko_Stephen
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The words forever and always cross my mind.
Sitting in a darkened room, my choice of course,
to perhaps contemplate plans for a new day,
what to write next;
perhaps the fate of humankind.
So often when we are left to our opines,
the many things that burst across our minds.
One may say thinking could be an eternal rapture,
or an unmitigated hell.
To that, I opt for the rapture.
To have an everlasting eternity to think, to create,
just sounds too good to walk away from.
Word eternity given by KarenKitchel
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In a time of legends,
Bacchus, the Greek god of wine,
awarded hero’s with a fine cup
to drink down large quantities of red wine.
Made from a special crystal,
it held a mystical healing power as well.
As time traversed,
this special gem became an adornment,
a jewel to be worn, to be admired.
Amazing still, soothsayers,
magicians of old, to the dark powers that be,
by wearing this, their mind’s became enhanced,
their creativity and passions abounded unheeded.
The glow from the Amethyst is a powerful force,
as long as you believe.
Word Amethyst given by Firstborn 60
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The arrogance of self-importunateness
Is never something to loudly boast.
You alienate those things important,
things needed to be just a person with ideas,
with hopes, with ideals.
Walk away from attitude,
focus on a new mind set,
free yourself
from a nightmare
you may not know you are in.
Being uppity,
keeps you from real friendships,
real goals reached,
real personal happiness.
It isn’t too late to start over.
Word uppity given by Firstborn60
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Old days past revisited,
long ago forgotten thoughts remembered,
going back to moments that made the heart stronger,
the mind wiser,
the soul, more complete.
The return to the yesteryears of life,
makes the years ahead that much stronger,
for the trials of the past,
makes the future that much stronger.
Word return given by KittySailor
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Terms of endearment
spoken gently,
oft times whispered,
let’s another know
where the heart lies when loved.
“Baby”
“Honey Pie”
“Sweetness”
“Lover”
“Darling”
They all say one thing ...
I am to you as you are to me.
Word darling given by Firstborn60
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I think I may,
I think I might,
provided things are right,
to take you by the hand,
dance with you
to a music less band,
to swing and sway
from night to day;
is it any wonder,
with all these thoughts I ponder,
why I love you like I do.
Word ponder given by Firstborn60
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Tranquility, that singular moment
of contented peace.
Hard to find for many, but when so,
life becomes easier;
not perfect, just easier.
Trust and belief,
honor and respect,
love and commitment,
they all fall in your direction,
and that makes the repose of the moment,
held deeply to the soul.
Word repose given by Firstborn60
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In a broken glass mirror,
your image changes.
It becomes a jigsaw puzzle
and with each move made,
so too the changes.
Reflections stare back at you
with distorted eyes,
cracked smiles,
and a look of humorous bedevilment.
Each movement, ever changing,
is the optical illusion
of your own kaleidoscope.
Word kaleidoscope given by slmnten
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Feet firmly planted to the ground,
the mind set in one direction,
the conviction of following through;
those three things brings stability to life.
Without them,
the feet wander,
the mind is found with confusion,
and conviction becomes doubt.
Remain calm when facing a calamity,
stay sure in the path you walk.
Be assured this path will see you though,
and your thoughts and goals will remain steadfast.
Word stability given by Firstborn60