Photography – Page 48 – Poetry, Short Prose and Walking

Extract—Six Sentence Story

Timothy sensed he was talking himself into a corner without knowing how to extract himself except through silence.

He was getting the philosophy all wrong. He was getting the theology all wrong. He was getting the science all wrong.

In spite of all that, he was grateful no one actually complained while he talked to himself on the beach waiting for the sun to rise. When the sun came up, on time as always, he understood that the Lord still loved him in spite of everything and that had been an lot of messed up everything, but all was well again.

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Denise offers the prompt word “extract” to be used in this week’s Six Sentence Stories.

I recently published an illustrated collection of stories many of which originated from these Six Sentence Story prompts. To download a free pdf copy of it, check out Stars and Stories.

Sunrise with clouds over the Atlantic Ocean

Psalm 139:1 O lord, thou hast searched me, and known me.

Justice—Ovi Poetry Challenge

“Just do it now,” my conscience said,
“The Word awaits. He will be read.
Bear fruit.” The drying branch is dead.
When pruned it’s cast away.

Injustice is a waste of time.
For some it turns into a crime,
but He will come, remove the grime.
Don’t end up wiped away.

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Ronovan Hester offers the inspiration word “justice” for this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge. Also posted in Poet’s Corner.

Acts 5:32

Linda G. Hill’s One Liner Wednesday.

*Badge by Laura @ riddlefromthemiddle.com*

Low Elevation

Dale offers the prompt “low elevation” for this week’s Cosmic Photo Challenge.

I took these many years ago when I tried to see the world the way a pigeon might walking on the street.

I probably looked silly taking these photos.

Right—Ovi Poetry Challenge

They left what’s wrong to darkened night
to rise and follow living light.
The way was narrow, true, but right.
That’s how they made it home.

Forsaking gods of mountains, trees,
of roiling, windy, mindless seas,
they listened through the silent breeze
and served the living LORD.

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Ronovan Hester offers the word “right” as inspiration for this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge. Also posted at Poet’s Corner.

Joshua 24:15 (KJV)
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

Abstract—Six Sentence Story

Barry painted light-hearted, popular abstract art. The more light-hearted his compositions were the more popular they became and the more popular they became the more computer scientists thought they could simulate them to prove that machines were just as light-hearted as people.

Although their computer generated art looked like Barry’s, the collecting public were able to pick out an authentic Barry original with little difficulty. It had that je ne sais quoi that only Barry could bring to the canvas.

In a quote published by the gallery representing him, Barry acknowledged the predicament his imitators were in saying, “Should computers ever talk to their programmers, and programmers opened their ears to listen, they would tell them that no one in his right mind would waste time putting anything on a canvas.”

Waste of time or not Barry’s spirit didn’t mind filling canvas after canvas each of which put his soul in such a good mood that his body bubbled over with love and laughter.

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Denise offers the prompt word “abstract” to be used in this week’s Six Sentence Stories.

1 Thessalonians 5:23 (KJV)
And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

The Sky’s the Limit

Dale offers the prompt “the sky’s the limit” for this week’s Cosmic Photo Challenge.

These were taken over the Atlantic Ocean.

I thought the first photo had a great sunset with the swirling yellow light. Then the wind blew some clouds in turning that sunset into an even greater one below it.

Choice—Ovi Poetry Challenge

While fretting over loveless things
instead of what the Spirit brings,
I stifled joy. The church bell rings.
There’s sadness in the wind.

His way is true. His burden light.
He found me through the dark of night.
I once was bound to wrong, not right,
but that was long ago.

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Ronovan Hester offers “choice” as inspiration for this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge.

Seal—Six Sentence Story

In a few seconds Timothy scribbled a poem in his notebook while standing on the beach waiting for the sunrise. When he got home he read it and wondered where that came from as if he had found an exotic seashell or spotted a seal in the water.

Accepting the gift he cleaned it up and posted it on his favorite sites. Although no one “liked” it nor left a comment he kept reading it over and over wondering: Where did that come from?

At the end of the day Timothy was grateful for everything: birds, clouds, beach, water and just being there. In a week he’d forget the poem because there would be another one and the days of rejoicing and wonder would start all over again.

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Denise offers the word “seal” to be used in this week’s Six Sentence Stories.

I am on vacation this week without access to the internet. Hopefully I will be back by Saturday in time to post this to the Six Sentence Story group before the deadline, but if not, I have scheduled it in advance for Wednesday evening.

More Than the Sum of Its Parts

Dale offers the prompt “more than the sum of its parts” for this week’s Cosmic Photo Challenge.

As I see it any picture worth looking at is more than the sum of its parts. It suggests a story or an emotion that resonates with the viewer to make the viewer pause a little longer.

So, here are some photos that have made me pause.

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By the way, I am on “vacation” this week with our church group. Call it a “retreat”. So, I will not be looking at the computer during this time. I call that a form of “fasting”. Blessings to all of you!