Weekend Writing Prompt #26 – Wishes
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Use the prompts separately or together. It’s up to you. Write a piece of flash fiction, a poem, a chapter for your novel…anything you like. Or take the challenge below.
The prompt – Wishes
Challenge
The challenges this week are all about brevity:
Prose Challenge – Tell us a story about “three wishes” in 200 words.
Poetry Challenge – Write a cinquain on the theme of wishes.
Cinquain Poem
wishes
thou shall not share
happiness will not come true
an old wives tale from ancient times
believe
A cinquain is a short, usually unrhymed poem consisting of twenty-two syllables distributed as 2, 4, 6, 8, 2, in five lines.
Your poetry keeps on improving every day my friend and I can see that you are really enjoying it. Best wishes!
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Thanks for the nice comment, I appreciate it, you are also a great poet, I always enjoy reading your posts.
Have a great weekend.
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wishes
for worldwide peace
countries to become one
unfortunately wishful thoughts
wanting
(using the syllable count as 1, 2, 3, 4, 1.)
wishes
consider choices
there are many
desiderating is never easy
desires
(using the alternative word count as 2, 4, 6, 8, 2.)
Inspired by yours, thank you Elsie
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Nice, I’m enjoying writing these short syllable poetry, I see you do also.
Cheers, have a great weekend.
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An Eflje reply
you
like me
love the short
haiku favourite, how about
thee
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Love it! Cheers.
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Lovely response Elsie…
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Thanks, Michael, appreciate your comment.
Have a great weekend relaxing.
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Beautiful poem, Elsie 🙂
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I enjoyed your poem but liked the childish thought of blowing a dandelion as I made a wish! 🕊
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