Tag: writing
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NTT Showcase: 2/27/25 Edition
Good day all, and welcome to this week’s Showcase post. Thank you all so much for another week of fantastic responses! Your works are all so absolutely perfect and awesome! Things have been a bit hectic around Gorilla HQ for a bit, so my apologies for delays in commenting and reading. One day it’ll calm…
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In Fury I Reign
Amidst the strife Amongst the pain In fury deep I ever reign I’ve been called worthy And sometimes not Lightning crackles Like a shot I stand here tall On mountaintop Push ever on I’ll never stop If you are down Awash in pain Rise to your feet Begin your reign
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Saturday Six Word Story Prompt (6WSP) 126: 3/1/25
Here is my reply to Shweta’s 6WSP for 3/1/25. Prompt for Week #126 (Mar 1, 2025 – Mar 6, 2025) Hopeless Hopeless? Give up or get up!
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Brimstone Fire
Am I slayer of your demons? Or the slayer of your dreams? In the realms of brimstone fire Nothing ever as it seems Am I servant to a devil? Am I something more divine? Am I something in the middle? Do I tread a fragile line? As I move amongst the fire As I tread…
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Here and Then
Through the eons The celestial byways Of space Of time Of reality Immeasurable threads So intertwined Yesterday Tomorrow Today All different Yet still All the same Paths cross Courses reverse Fast forward You can’t fathom You think you know Your ignorance Astounding Your arrogance Appalling You are barely an atom A splinter So minute So…
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The Final Bow
The final bow The curtain call I look around I guess that’s all No encores had No cheering crowd The silence here Is far too loud One spotlight shines So mockingly I stand alone It’s only me Head hung low I leave the stage The time has come To turn this page Ladies and gentlemen…
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Symphony of Rage
I bend your bars Destroy your cage Within my chest A burning rage Years of hatred I’ve curated Running wild Unabated This blood I wear Is not my own With every swipe My rage has grown A feeding frenzy A hunger fast I breathe the air So free at last Free from shackles Of restraint…
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Your Venom
Your venom is a sweet wine Intoxicating Mesmerizing And yet The last sip so bitter Crippling Fatal This liquid divine Drips from shiny fangs Love Blood Lust Demise Melded Mixed A cocktail so effervescent But so vile You are the beginning You are the end The silken promise you provide Is but a ruse To…
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Whiskey Truths
A couple pills A whiskey shot Sometimes that’s all I’ve really got To get me through Another day The only torch To light the way I wake again A pounding head Within my heart Impending dread Can’t stand the thought Of losing you Can’t live without My whiskey truth While I do enjoy a bit…
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Mistress of the Moonlight
Mistress of the Moon Come bathe me in your light My soul is aching, bleeding I need your touch Tonight I hear your laughter Softly I hear it in the air But when I turn to find you I can’t see you Anywhere I pray each night for healing I pray each night For you…
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Inner Mounting Flames
I am the collateral damage Just a stone within your road The punchline to your joke Another beast to bear the load Ignorant and blissful Or so you’d have us think At the Well of Fools you’re kneeling As you take another drink Clearer than a crystal And sharper than a knife You think we…
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No Theme Thursday: 2/27/25
Featured Image by Laura @ Black Moon Lilith Good day, one and all! We’re back with your biweekly dose of NTT! Thanks very much for last round’s awesome submissions. Y’all rocked it as usual! 🤘🤘 If possible, please try to have your posts up by Friday, 03/07/25 to be included in the roundup! Thanks! And,…
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Saturday Six Word Story Prompt (6WSP) #126: 2/22/25
The following is my response to Shweta’s 6WSP for 2/22/25. Check out her blog for this, and other, awesome posts! Prompt for Week #126 (Feb 22, 2025 – Feb 28, 2025) Lost Lost? Or merely finding your way?
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Broken Roads
We have not posted any photo poems for awhile, so it seemed like the time to put another out there. This three-part piece is penned by the lovely and talented Laura Bennett, and once again, I am extremely grateful for the fantastic words she wrote to accompany my pictures. We hope you enjoy it, and…
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NTT Showcase: 2/13/25 Edition
And we are back once again with another installment of NTT Showcase! I hope everyone is having a great day so far, and is ready for some fantastic reading! Once again this week, we are absolutely loaded with awesome submissions. Take a bow, folks! You are all an extremely talented group! On that note, I…
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Saturday Six Word Story Prompt (6WSP) #125: 2/15/25
This is my reply to Shweta’s 6WSP. Check out her blog for this, and other, great posts! Prompt for Week #125 (Feb 15, 2025 – Feb 22, 2025) Escape Don’t wait! Escape the ordinary today. I was going to write a follow up paragraph to this SWS, but sometimes, what is understood doesn’t need to…
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Season of Battle
Charging forth On frozen plain Ignoring numb Ignoring pain Wind like blades Of sharpest steel Cutting deep My bones can feel Heart is pumping Blood of war We spill it here On frozen floor My brethren wolf Swift by my side Battle season To Hell we ride! As I was outdoors breaking ice following our…
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I Call It Fate
As I look back Upon my life It cuts me deep Just like a knife Decisions Like incisions The blood I gave The blood I’ve lost And never was it Worth the cost A drink in hand Taste of lament I wonder where My spirit went It seems I lost it Long ago It never…
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What Drives Thee
I was here before the beginning And I will be here far beyond the end For countless millennia, I have watched I have studied, and I have pondered Endlessly, I wonder… What drives thee? In the grand scheme of the cosmos You are but a speck of dust What an insect is to you So…
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Retreating To: A Review by Adam Fenner
Alternate image for ‘Retreating To’ Good day, all. I am very honored to share that Adam Fenner has posted a review of my poem Retreating To on his blog. To those who do not know Adam, he is a self-described “former adventurer turned full-time Dad moonlighting as an author.” He regularly reviews writings from across…
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No Theme Thursday: 2/13/25
Featured image by Laura @ Black Moon Lilith Good day all, and welcome to this edition of NTT! Thank you for the fantastic response to the last round. As always, it is greatly appreciated! So many awesome creations! Without further ado, I present this week’s images. If possible, please try to have posts up by…
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Retreating To
Cold, uncaring I’ve become I used to once But now I’m numb My heart is blacker Than the night I used to think I’d found the light Now I see That’s not the case I don’t belong I’m out of place A stranger here Without a friend The time it ticks To toll the end…
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Saturday Six Word Story Prompt (6WSP) #124: 2/8/25
This is my reply to Shweta’s 6WSP for 2/8/25. Check out her blog for this, and other, great posts! Prompt for Week #124 (Feb 8, 2025 – Feb 14, 2025) Pride Take pride in what you accomplish. In my life, there are several things I have been proud of. Being a father, of course, is…
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You can have my toys…
When you pry them from my cold, dead fingers. 😋 I don’t think I’ve ever truly grown up, and I have the sneaking suspicion I never truly will. Nor do I think I want to. The things I’ve enjoyed the most, I have enjoyed since I was a very young lad and I never saw…
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NTT Showcase: 1/30/25 Edition
Coming in hot like a HALO team this week with a ton of fantastic posts! Hello, everyone! Back again with another round of NTT Showcase. Being the start of our biweekly runs, there is a ton of great content to share. I am hopeful that this format works out well for all of us! So…
The Beginning At Last 