A twiglet is a short phrase. Or a word. Its aim is to “prompt” a flow. A thought. A memory. If something comes to mind, write. A polished piece isn’t the goal; creativity is. Leave a link, if you’d like your work read, but comments should not be expected. Twiglets are posted on Tuesdays.
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2-in-1: for dverse and Twiglets. https://foundlines.wordpress.com/2017/12/05/dverse-quadrille-46/
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Love this, Misk!
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Most excellent twofer!
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still shadows
even in the rain
sunrise wakes the roosting flock
shakes out night’s black leaves
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Gawd yeah.
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Even in the rain. Even when we’d rather snuggle down deeper they get us up.
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LOVE the imagery this evokes. Wonderful, b.
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Nice touch with the “black leaves” at the end…
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Suicide at 23
You are a still shadow
in my mind, never growing
older, wiser, kinder,
always twenty-three
while I age on,
a little older, a little wiser,
a little kinder
and a life well lived
without you.
You could have, too,
if you only knew then
what I hope you
know now.
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Goodness, this is such a strong piece.
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Powerful poem, Debi.
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Whew. Man. This punches right in the gut. So sad. Well done, Debi.
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Thanks De.
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Wow!
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This reminds me of a student I knew in Middle School… Barely into double digits.
I think all of us know this feeling that you have expressed so well.
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Thanks
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http://purplepeninportland.com/2017/12/06/still-shadows/
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I like the moonshiners — that is a great touch!
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Thanks, q!
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A shadow of herself – I’d forgotten about that saying. Funny how sayings slip in and out of use, eh?
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That’s true; I haven’t heard that saying in a long time.
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[…] .. twiglet #53. […]
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Helloooo! Happy to be done of November’s daily-ness, and back to some of my favorite prompters. Thanks, Misky.
https://whimsygizmo.wordpress.com/2017/12/05/pay-no-attention-to-this-ordinary-tuesday/
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My pleasure. Glad to see you’ve returned.
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Unstill and still dark
Is my black-
Hearted spark, my darling,
My shadow, my start
From back before light
Was even a thing
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… before light… very evocative.
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“back before light Was even a thing” makes it so interesting
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Thanks!
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There was a Jeopardy clue the other night about firmament… I think the question was something like what was created on the second day? But the firmament is described as everything and it was on the second day that “The sky forms a barrier between water upon the surface and the moisture in the air. At this point earth would have an atmosphere” – Though ‘Day’ at that point could have also been a billion years. Who is man to define the day of any god?
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[…] https://thetwiglets.wordpress.com/2017/12/05/twiglet-53/ still shadows […]
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Same prompt – two pieces
Too Still… and So Silly?
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A twofer!
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I really like “Floorboards behind Furniture”. Nice piece.
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[…] by Misky’s Twiglet prompt, “still shadows.” A twiglet is a short phrase meant to motivate thoughts. Photos from […]
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Hoping you had a joyful Christmas and will have a happy and healthy 2018!
Getting back to more frequent writing….always love your Twiglets.
Here’s mine for this one. https://lillianthehomepoet.com/2017/12/27/gatherings/
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My internet connection is completely flaky here in Cartagena so I can’t read or comment as I’d wish. I’ll be back in Bogotá next week for a few days, and I’ll catch up then.
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[…] Quadrille #46 “crunch” and Twiglet #53 “still shadows”. Image is my own © Misky […]
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