Inspiration point (IP)
This week's IP is inspired by GlosKat, who misread last week's IP as 'Spinning' (it was 'Stirring) and produced a wonderfully mischevious poem around that theme. 'Spinning' seems a great subject - thread, webs, a whole bunch of other stuff - so that is this week's prompt. Thank you GlosKat!
Inspiration point
Saulina who was forbidden to smile (IP)
Once there was a king and a queen who lost their only child and they were so consumed with grief that they ordered that none within their kingdom...
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In the Skinny Days of Youth and Yearning
In the skinny days of youth and yearning, smiling was not permitted; too redolent with levity. This had to happen behind doors, or books, or fingers...
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Grave Visit (IP)
Black boots, brown boots in a line … ‘Look sad, ’cos smiling’s not permitted’, John said, to make me laugh or squeak …
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This world was not made for agnostics (IP)
(Late IP : Get Committed) This world was not made for agnostics, she said. It's a believer's world. It's big and hard and unjust and you've got to hang on to something...
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To what? (IP)
They say: Don’t try to be a champion unless you get committed, don’t expect the accolade unless you’ve concentrated wholly, fully, all your hours,...
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