The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS July 4/2020

"Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “toss.” Use it any way you’d like." As we toss and turn in the rapids of life, We are chiselled fine. Life, It teaches us many a lesson, In rapid fire and fast, We lose some and gain some, As we sway in rapid torrent, We…

The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS June 13/2020

"Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “nail.” Use it as a noun or a verb." As I sit at home in extended lockdowns I spend more time with myself. Trying to find the essence of life,the ' I ' inside me that had got lost somewhere. And trying to nail the truth…

The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS June 6/2020

"Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “fan.” Use it by itself or find a word that starts or ends with it. Use it any way you’d like." When all your dreams are a fantasy, And miles away, And niggling self doubt widens the abyss, Do not curse the distance, For it provides…

The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS May 30/2020

"Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “spay/splay/spray.” Use one, use two, use ’em all, it’s up to you." Resurrect what is lost, What you once held dear, It is hidden, Buried under the mound of debris, Spray some courage into the blue veins, So that they throb with life, Disjecting the debris,…

The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS May 23/2020

"Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “ch.” Find a word that starts with “ch” and use it as your prompt word. Bonus points if you start your post with that word." Chimera of life, It draws a circle, It begins where it ends, And after traversing myriad paths, You realize too late,…

The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS May 16/2020

"Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “want.” Make the word “want” the first, second, or third word of your post." There are so many things that I want to do right now... * Cuddle up in my bed with AC full blast and sleep dead for the full day! *I wishfully want…

The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS May 2/2020

"Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “directions.” Find a household cleaner/bottle of shampoo/something in the freezer/anything you can find with instructions on it, then copy down a single direction (just one) on how to use/cook/etc. your chosen thing, and make it the first line or word of your post. Then keep writing…

The Friday Reminderand Prompt for #SoCS April 25/2020

"Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “val.” Find a word that starts with “val” or if you’re not doing the A to Z Challenge, find a word that just has “val” in it, and use that word any way you’d like." I have written a haiku using "Val" Life a carnival, Mirth…

The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS April 18/2020

"Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “practice/practise.” Use it any way you’d like" Why everything has to be a ceremony in our life? Why can't we live life impromptu? There is ecstasy in spontaneity. We lose small joys in the quest of perfection. Just let go, And be you. Practice to live…

The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS April 11/2020

"Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “joint.” Use it as a noun, an adjective, or a verb–use it any way you’d like." I have written a Limerick trying to make light of our plight in Covid lockdown. Joints creaked out aloud, As my limbs dashed around, A hard mop and forceful scrub,…