A word and photo prompt to get your creativity flowing this weekend. 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 one of the challenges 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
Spring
Photo Prompt
Challenge
This weekend, the prose and poetry challenges are linked:
Prose Challenge – Write a story in no more than 100 words that includes the following words:
- spring
- blossom
- bud
- nature
- bloom
Poetry Challenge – Write a poem in no more than 10 lines that includes the same words in the list above.
Can’t wait to read what you have come up with!
Sammi Cox 
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Spring! 🙂
https://ladyleemanilablog.wordpress.com/2018/03/10/weekend-writing-prompt-45-spring/
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Hey Sammi, Namaste 🙂
Welcome to Saturday and the weekend.
A refreshing Spring challenge this week I see, one enticing 10 lines of rhyme. From soggy grey overcast Wales here is my effort this week.
~ Spring ~ By ~ Dewin Nefol ~
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When Winter is done and dusted,
When Spring is sprung and rustic,
When blossom is budding merrily:
Upon every branch and every tree.
Shall glorious Spring also flower me.
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When pursed petal case is poised to spout,
When my Spring bloom is all but out,:
When nature explodes all about:
Upon every canvas with colours bold,
Shall glorious Spring spray my gold.
~
Have a happy weekend!
Namaste 🙂
DN
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I like this, has a feel of a poem from days gone by
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Hey MNL, Namaste 🙂
An interesting observation, thank you. I must have been feeling very ‘days gone by’ at the time of writing: perhaps unconsciously so. 🙂
Have a wonderful weekend. Take care.
Namaste 🙂
DN
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https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2018/03/11/butterflies/
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Namaste Reena 🙂
Thank you for the link to your work – time may take away our years but life experience makes us far better flyers. Your words sound energised and you all ready to spring 🙂
Have a wonderful week. Take care.
Namaste 🙂
DN
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There is another dimension to optimism and hope. It is the only option available.
Thank you so much, Dewin!
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Indeed 🙂
Namaste 🙂
DN
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Beautiful poem, Dewin. It had a antiquated, archaic feel to it. So enjoyable to read 🙂
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Hey Sammi, Namaste 🙂
How are you?
Thank you for enjoying the poem. I didn’t have intention of writing it with an old-fashioned tone, the poem just seemed to spring forth on the occasion of its writing. But I wonder if a sense of ‘antiquated and archaic’ is a result of my thoughts being largely in Merlin mode at this time whilst I’m writing The Great Fairy Fire on my blog and adding to what is already written for the second book of The Wizard of Wands. Perhaps my focus is firmly trapped in a very different age altogether: in another dimension far, far away and long, long ago where every day is once upon a time and begins a new fairy-tale 🙂
Hoping all is well. Enjoy your weekend.
Namaste 🙂
DN
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Cool pic!
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I hope you like my contributions Sammi.
https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2018/03/10/weekend-writing-prompt-march-10th/
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My post – https://ramblingsofawriter2016.com/2018/03/11/weekend-writing-prompt-45-spring/
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Hi Sammi! I took up the challenge with a cinquain too 🙂
https://madhatterpoetry.com/2018/03/10/singing-in-rain-cinquain/
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Are they apple or cherry blossoms or something else?
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I’m really not sure and can’t remember where the photo was taken 😦
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Couldn’t resist the double challenge again this week…thanks Sammi
https://bysarahwhiley.wordpress.com/2018/03/11/spring/
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Yay! Spring is here
http://cactushaiku.com/haiku-spring/
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I love the photo. Are they plum blossoms?
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Unfortunately, I’m not sure what they are, and I can’t remember where the photo was taken 😦
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I have that problem too with my statue photos. Too bad photos don’t come with gps, lol.
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Hi Sammi, here are my thought: https://summerstommy.com/2018/03/11/weekend-writing-prompt-45-spring/
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Gorgeous photo and word prompt–I really enjoyed it, and hadn’t done an Etheree in a long time 🙂
https://inkpaths.com/2018/03/12/blooms-of-destiny/
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Hi Sammi! Thanks for the prompt. I tried, dear. My attempt- https://amaltaas.wordpress.com/2018/03/12/weekend-writing-prompt-45-spring
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I really hang out for the buds in spring, the first sign of the blossoms that follow. Nature is so amazing as buds turn to blossom turn to bloom. The cycle is fixed, exquisite and true!
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Beautiful response 🙂 Thanks so much for joining in 🙂
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