Writing Prompts

This week’s writing prompt is:

FRIENDSHIP

What does the word friendship mean to you? A group of friends who you wouldn’t be without? You might have one special friend. Or maybe your pets are your most precious friends. It could a son or a daughter, or a partner who’s your best friend. Perhaps you’ve had friends from when you were at school and/or you’ve made lots of new friends over the years. I’m fortunate to have some wonderful friends, but I’ve also had some quite toxic friendships over the years. You could write about one of those or create one for a character. Alternatively, you could write about an act of friendship that has especially touched you, or you could make it fiction.

You don’t have to share your work, but I always enjoy seeing what you come up with if the prompt gives you inspiration. Here is the work you shared on last week’s prompt SENSES. You produced some stunning pieces.

Therapy Bits:

In a world where wonders intertwine,

Five senses awaken, a dance so divine.

Touch whispers secrets on fingertips bare,

The soft quilt of night wraps the breezes in care.

Taste savors sweetness on the tongue’s eager quest,

A chocolatey embrace, a berry’s soft zest.

Each bite a adventure, a journey set free,

In the realm of the palate, a symphony’s plea.

Sight paints the canvas with colors ablaze,

Golden dawn blushes, while twilight holds gaze.

Mountains rise bold, under skies deep and blue,

A kaleidoscope tapestry, weaving dreams true.

Sound drips like rain in melodious flow,

The rustle of leaves and the creek’s gentle glow.

Laughter in echoes, the song of the lark,

A symphony crafted, igniting the spark.

Aroma of spices, a garden reborn,

The earthy scent of rain on the soft, tender morn.

Vanilla and citrus swirl in the air,

Each whiff a reminder of beauty laid bare.

Together they sing, these senses of ours,

Through touch, taste, sight, sound, and scents of the flowers.

In harmony bound, through the fabric of time,

Life blooms in the richness, a spirit sublime.

Robbie’s Inspiration:

Ferocious buzzing

Ignorance is perilous

Heat provokes swarming

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Lucious gold flowers

Hiding African killers

Death has tiny wings

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Cloying sweet perfume

Hangs heavily in hot air

Attracts deadly bees

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Swarming bees attack

Driving hot stings into flesh

Life not guaranteed

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Acacia honey

Taste of possible danger

Untamed forewarning

Christine Mallaband-Brown:

When it comes to senses, I seem to have a sixth sense about when the cooker timer is about to ping! Inevitably I will be sitting reading a book or watching TV and I will get up and go to the cooker when the timer reaches 1. It’s weird!

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17 responses to “Writing Prompts”

  1. We’ve been friends since I was 7 and brand new to the neighborhood. We still call and visit each other when possible, but I think of her often even if we aren’t in contact. Her name is Kaye.
    I have another friend I met through a job so long ago. She has finally retired and is enjoying her life by traveling and spending time with her grandkids. She finally got the man she deserves and I’m so happy for her!
    My local bestie and I go to concerts together because no one else but our kids like the same music we do. It seems all my true friends live a good distance from me, but I from them too, especially now that we travel most of the year. But our bond is strong. We don’t forget each other ever. That’s what friendship is to me.

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    1. This is so lovely. Great to know more about your friends 🤗

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  2. These are terrific, Esther.

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    1. Thanks, John. There really is some great writing there.

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  3. HI Esther, thanks for sharing. Friendship – hmmm!

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  4. Here is my ode to my best friend. She understood the true meaning of friendship.

    https://tessadeanauthor.com/2024/09/25/a-true-friend-2015/

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    1. Thank you. You have a great week ahead.

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    Take Four Girls….

    I met Angela on my first day at senior school; we were in the same registration group and were friends from day one.

    Towards the end of our first year we became friends with ‘The two Sues’, and then they were four.

    I hated school, the only thing worth going for were my first love and my friends. I’ve so many memories, the fun we had, the trouble we got into!

    We all left after taking our O Levels, while three of us went to work for a large insurance company in the city, Angela chose to stay local.

    But of course we still met up  regularly, until….

    I  came home from work one evening, to be told by my distraught mother that Angela had died.

    I remember saying ‘No, you’re joking.’ and then realising she wasn’t.

    Angela was sixteen, taken by meningitis. Old people die, not sixteen year olds.

    I remember the funeral, still struggling to believe she was actually  in that coffin…

    And then there were three..

    Fifty years later, we are still friends; we’ve enjoyed the good times together, been there for each other through the bad. We’re in different parts of the country but try to see each other as much as we can.

    When we do get together, it’s not long before we’re in  fits of giggles just like we were in our schooldays.

    We often talk about Angela,we could never forget her.

    I can’t imagine not having my two best friends now.

    One day we’ll all be together, the four of us, up there, no doubt causing havoc!

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    1. This is so bittersweet. Lovely friendships but how sad to lose a friend so young, and one with her whole life ahead of her. Thank you for sharing, Val.

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        SexagenarianScribbler

        Thanks Esther, was a challenge to write.

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