COZY CASTLE A Poem by BEN NAGA

Poem by Ben Naga

COZY CASTLE

Out in the black a tiny spark

Blooms into flaming flesh

That flickers, a fiery dancer

Amidst a slowly forming picture

Imagined, improved, approved as

Yes … that castle only dreamt of

Time and effort bring it into view

With towers, turrets, and bartizans

Crenellations atop sturdy walls

A moat and drawbridge, portcullis

A statement of power, of dominion

Protection against any assault

From the envious or less fortunate

Fully equipped with arrow slits

Endless ramparts, battlements

Murder holes and oubliettes

Till in time as will in time all

The tide turns and with a sigh

The sandcastle returns to sand

~ Ben Naga

Weekend Writing Prompt #81 – Fringe

Challenge hosted by Sammicox- Weekend Writing Prompt #81 – Fringe

The flowers were on the fringe, ready to fall. I touched the tree and was bathed with the fragrant flowers.

With that came the penalty, allergy attack.

So much to pay for the pleasure.

(34 words)

Harshringer

 

 

Weekend Writing Prompt #80 – Castle

Weekend Writing Prompt #80 – Castle

Old castles intrigued me. If I can travel back in the past, I will visit each and every castle in the world, not only to enjoy their grandeur and architecture but to explore what secrets lay behind those walls.

How many stories of love, kindness, brutality, cruelty, corruption, politics, power game, vendetta, murder, and goodness they have witnessed.

How dirty games their masters have played or how much their own people, relatives, and best friends have betrayed to gain power, wealth, name and fame.

Do they feel ashamed of the behavior of their masters?

How I wish they could talk.

(100 words)

Weekend Writing Prompt #68 – Derelict

Weekend Writing Prompt #68 – Derelict

Word Prompt

Derelict

Challenge

 

Forget me not

And leave me  derelict

Forget not my

Glorious past

Wasn’t I

The launching pad for 

Many legends

Who are now

Superstars and

Directors

Wasn’t I

Their life’s

Important chaptor

How could you

Leave me

Uncared and neglected

And

Shun me like

An outcast  

 

(Photo Courtesy: Debashree Mukherjee

 

 

Weekend Writing Prompt #66 – Fusion

Sammicox’s Weekend Writing Prompt #66 – Fusion

What am I

A mere fusion of

what people think about me

and what I think about myself

what people want me to be

what I want to be

amalgamation of

liquid and solid

desires

dreams

love

honesty, loyalty, sincerity

friendship, compassion, compatibility

hatred

lust

envy

revenge

light and shadow

white and black

rainbow colors

mind and body

spirit and soul

what defines me

unique creation of creator

or

just a result of coincidence

a tiny speck

in the universe

reality or illusion

or

utter confusion

or  just fusion of cells

all vying to

break me

or make me

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Weekend Writing Prompt #64 – Motive

Weekend Writing Prompt #64 – Motive

Posted on July 21, 2018 by sammicoxwriter

A word prompt to get your creativity flowing this weekend.  How you use the prompt is up to you.  Write a piece of flash fiction, a poem, a chapter for your novel…anything you like.  Or take the challenge below – there are no prizes – it’s not a competition but rather a fun writing exercise.  If you want to share what you come up with, please leave a link to it in the comments.

Word Prompt

Motive

Challenge

 

What happens when ego takes over the motive,

he ran after the thief to catch him

in the midway, he remembered

wasn’t he the champion runner,

he forgot his motive and outran the thief.

Weekend Writing Prompt #63 – Crumble

Weekend Writing Prompt #63 – Crumble

 

How first rejection

Made me crumbled down

The world has come to an end, I thought

To cry my heart out

Stormed out in the rain

Sure rain will hide my tears, but

The cool shower made mind cool

Tears refuse to come out

My mind said ‘don’t behave like a fool’

There is so much to enjoy, dear

Life doesn’t end with a rejection

Lots of chance will come by

I phoned the one who rejected

Said ‘you…go to hell’

Then I felt well

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Weekend Writing Prompt #62 – Zephyr

Thanks, Sammy for The Weekend Writing Prompt #62 – Zephyr

 

Gentle as Zephyr

Love touches my parched soul

Longed for this moment

 

 Longed for this moment

Forever and forever

Fearing it eludes

 

Fearing it eludes

Me without ever knowing

How you feel when loved

 

How you feel when loved

The way you want to be loved

On the seventh sky 

 

On the seventh sky

Hoping to never come down

To the loveless world

 

To the loveless world

Of the harsh realities

Where no one wants me

 

Where no one wants me

Soul parches and yarns for someone

Gentle as Zephyr

 

Gentle as Zephyr

Where do you reside, in

 Dream or reality

~Indira

 

pencil sketch by Indira

 

 (101 words exactly)

COLLEEN’S WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 91, “MAGIC & GREEN,” #SYNONYMSONLY

COLLEEN’S WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 91, “Magic & Green,” #SYNONYMSONLY

The dry spell no more

rain god waves  conjuring wand

sea water turns  grey

the trees become fresh and bathed

making earth lush emerald

—————————-

need incantations 

to put the unripened fruits

back where they belonged

unluckily plucked in haste 

before they were fully ripe 

Weekend Writing Prompt #61 – Quarantine

Weekend Writing Prompt #61 – Quarantine

Can

Someone

help me

find a way

to put

some files in my mind

to 

Quarantine

which do not let me 

forgive and forget

past

allow me to 

live in the present

making my and others life

difficult

so

they cannot

corrupt my mind to

take control

over my brain

with its evil design

to disrupt

my present

allow me

to

live in peace

and enjoy

life