Inspiration Point (work that responds to our weekly writing cue)

Cherry

Haibun for existential dread

An attempt at a haibun that went in a completely different direction from what I expected.
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Against the maelstrom

He does not even have to look down at the faces of the other guests. He already knows what they look like. Superficially full of life, apparently...
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Cherry

More Elaines

Elaine and I barely spoke to each other but memories of this gruff, no-nonsense woman have stayed with me for fifty years.
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Elizabeth, Mary’s relative

Given a child when past age of hoping – her child would prepare people for the coming Messiah. At six months gestation, her baby leaped for joy in his mother’s womb* when Mary …
Cherry

More n'24 <freestyle>

Here we go in 2024… Tried to scribble one down got a little confused read’n around, read it out loud just to hear the sound… A bit a fear Got a man-...
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Mary, the mother of Jesus

A simple honest girl, probably a teenager, imperfect like us all, but with faith and trust in the saving God was shocked when an angel came to call...
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Gold cherry
Poem of the week

I didn't know how much I'd come to love you

It's completely unpolished, but the IP made me think of my mum, who can be an inspiration and a challenge, and I'm feeling nostalgic. It can be bittersweet to find myself growing closer to my parents and at the same time see them grow older, and live in a different country.

Mother Mary

I'm closing in on 1300 posts. God only knows how many words I've used yet I've very rarely written about my mother. If I had written all of those...
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Inspired By Mother Nature

I'm encouraged to smile when connecting with wild nature, each mountain peak stirring impressions of curvaceous creation; deep caves beneath...
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