When I lay down my head to sleep You softly shine your light Across the sky, your journey far, Watching though the night From west to east you travel through My darkest hours and then You welcome me in dawn's soft rays When I wake up again Before too long your light will dim As … Continue reading Morning Star
No Sleep Gwen
“Gawain & the Green Knight” ⁂ Classics
I've reread Gawain & The Green Knight this week for the first time in probably 18 years. If you're not familiar with this work, it is a lengthy poem with 101 stanzas (2532 lines) that was originally written in Middle English by no one knows who somewhere around the 14th century... we think. While I … Continue reading “Gawain & the Green Knight” ⁂ Classics
Mask
He thought of her and wondered what she felt for him. He'd never been brave enough to outright tell of his desire and had kept his heart safe from rejection by keeping a mask on his emotions. He did not know she'd done the same. ⁂ Sammi Scribbles Weekend Writing Prompt Use the "mask" and … Continue reading Mask
Sisu: Is it in You?
In our society as it exists today, there is often an unhealthy idealization and hero worship that takes place when we see others accomplishing and overcoming difficult things. We make demigods of those whom we see as being above ourselves and we seek to associate ourselves with those we see as above the norm. The … Continue reading Sisu: Is it in You?
Fate
Fate will find a way To bring the dead back to life Blooming in the spring
Woolgathering
Vacantly he stares, not seeing the room, unable to focus, barely acknowledging the words flung his direction. He's woolgathering about her... Again... And he's trying to decide what to do about the truth he holds inside.⁂ Sammi Scribbles Weekend Writing Prompt Use the "wool gathering" and write a piece in exactly 36 words. ⁂ How … Continue reading Woolgathering
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The mark upon the Hawthorn branch Points silently to the Oak Which alone stands within The very heart of the grove Carved upon the tree Sometime ages and ages hence Yet still visible but only for those Whose trained eyes know where to look For they know Who really is "Friend of my soul" ⁂
“Say” ~ Sound of My Night
I woke the other morning from a dream and all I could remember was this song. Since then I've had this song playing in the background of my mind for the better part of a week, for which I can find no explanation as I didn't actually own the or listen to the lyrics beyond … Continue reading “Say” ~ Sound of My Night
⁂ Asterism ⁂
Past, the star that dimmest shone, Still lit the sky with light so clear And bore its way deep through my soul Still lighting paths my life to steer ⁂ Present, the star that's flickered most, Teaching me of love and pain Grows still Wisdom's silvery threads In my heart, my hair, my brain ⁂ … Continue reading ⁂ Asterism ⁂
Furrowed
His brow furrowed when he saw the penmanship. He could usually tell exactly how she was by her hand. This note was wasn't her normal everyday perfection. There was an urgency and something else he couldn't pinpoint. It intrigued him.⁂ Sammi Scribbles Weekend Writing Prompt Ergo... Use the word furrowed and write a piece in … Continue reading Furrowed
