Month: February 2013

100 Word Challenge for Grown Ups Week# 76

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Julia says the prompt wrote itself after last weeks. As I only just wrote week 75 I decided to continue where I left off.

On Time part 2

She was entranced by you from the start; my daughter, usually so reticent, actually allowed you to take her hand. In the café Macey giggled with a child on the next table, and you, well you didn’t seem to know who to look at first.

            She is mine isn’t she? You asked, squeezing my hand. If I’d wanted to keep it secret I would have. I caught Macey looking from you to me, and back again, wondering.

You gradually moved into our lives from that day, but I can’t help asking myself what’s beneath the surface? Did you choose both of us or Macey?

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100 Word Challenge for Grown Ups Week# 75

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Julia gave us this image of the Grand Canyon for the prompt this week and I’m very late! But anyway this  is my 103 words. image011

On Time

So this is it. February 4th 2013 and I’m early, ever cautious. I was worried that you’d wait just a few minutes and then give up.

I have to get off this platform, it’s making me feel sick, or perhaps it’s just butterflies. Yes that’s it. Why did I come? Maybe you won’t. Crazy idea, you probably forgot straight away. Ten years ago, my birthday.

I should have told you.

About Macey.

I see you, now’s your chance to turn right around.

Bella you look wonderful. And this pretty lady?

You look about nine years old.

You smile at yourself in Macey’s eyes.

http://jfb57.wordpress.com/2013/01/28/100-word-challenge-for-grown-ups-week75/

Oops I see that the new prompt has arrived!

Travel Theme: Shadows

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Ailsa has chosen Shadows for her travel theme over at http://wheresmybackpack.com/2013/02/01/travel-theme-shadows/ this week. This is my response, a photo taken at Sultanhani Caravanserai in Turkey, and a quick poem.

Balance
Balance

On balance the shade is created
should some small creature have need
to escape fire radiating wall.

Justice will reign through unfolding hours
rusted metal absorbing the rays
til the wall is curtained with shade.

And the shadow that weighs
fades with sun’s last glow
and waits patient to forge a new day.

I’ve also linked to dVerse’s Poetics of Groundhog Day – Bright Shadow, thanks to Bjorn at http://brudberg.wordpress.com/

Grand Western Canal

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The Grand Western Canal country park weaves its eleven miles through mid Devon from Tiverton right to the border with Somerset. It makes for easy level walking or cycling, with a profusion of wildlife, fishing or even a trip on a horse drawn barge. These are some of the things I saw today.

The Tivertonia looked like it was being prepared for the start of the new season and my photo didn’t turn out well so this is one I found,courtesy of the bbc, of the barge on a summer trip.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Unique

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As soon as I saw the challenge I knew this photo was my choice, taken last Sunday at a sculpture exhibition at, you guessed it, Rosemoor.

Beauty of the garden
Beauty of the garden

Would you like to join in this week? http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/02/01/photo-challenge-unique/