PREMADE Beach Stockby ~xxfantaisiamanipsxx
It is the longest day of the year, for most of us. Summer Solstice is today. It is already sweltering, sauna hot at my house. You toads would love it! When you were a kid did you spend your days basking at the shore, beach? Did you ever write a message and tuck it in a bottle? Sending it adrift, hoping someone would find it. Did you hope they would see your profound message and maybe they would send you a note. Today, Toads we are jumping in the big pond. I grew up near the ocean. It was and still is my favorite place on earth to escape, to take time out to reflect, look for treasures, and dream. I would write names in the sand, draw, look for tiny bits of time worn sea glass and Sand dollars. Maybe you never did this... Today is your day... SOS means Save Our Ship, but your challenge Toads is to write a poem that is about saving one's soul. A life lesson, a view of your journey, you would love to share and tell the world. Your poem needs to be a SOS to the world. This is a treasured thought, not a soap box rant. Here is your chance! I want to thank the Police for their song. It inspired my prompt this week ;D
OR
I love your topic, Ella! I will be back, probably this evening. It will give me something to think about all day.
ReplyDeleteI will ponder this all day as I will have a houseful of 15 girls visiting - age 8 - 13 celebrating another child's birthday. The "magic" hour is 8pm when they all leave. :)
ReplyDeleteCool challenge.....I'll try to do it justice.
ReplyDeleteI like this concept Ella--a great challenge. I need some inspiration today. Let me see what I can come up with.
ReplyDeleteOh this is a cool prompt.......will be back!
ReplyDeleteI'll give it a go, Ella!
ReplyDeleteThe poem I posted is generated by yesterday's find which I is next on my blog (and posted at dVerse for "Open Link Night.")
ReplyDeleteThank you for this challenge on the longest day--summer solstice-so we can create as our gardens ripen.
Ella, I loved the challenge topic and those pictures! I added a photo of one of my altered bottles to accompany my offering today. I had intended to write more, but this little work went in a different direction once I wrote the first line...
ReplyDeleteMine's up! Enjoyed the challenge, Ellen! You made me think.
ReplyDeleteI found this a difficult challenge. Just couldn't think of what I would put in an anonymous bottle so decided to send it to myself and then got kind of stumped trying to think about how to do that. Oh well. It is there now. Thanks for the prompt as I needed one today.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ella. I scratched something out! :)
ReplyDeleteI'll be back to write mine. Our AC unit died. When they did our roof then harpooned it with nails. Today was 93, tomorrow 96...I feel cooked!
ReplyDeleteI wish I was on that beach finding a bottle or sending one... ;D
Off to read your offerings!
Oh, no good...sorry Ella! I hope they remedy it quickly!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the inspiration, great prompt!
I'll be by in the morning...with coffee to read. Wow, not too long from now. Midnight oil burns long.
Smiles!!
Ella - no AC and upper 90's! My heart goes out to you.
ReplyDeletei am intrigued by this, Ella, but don't know whether i'll be able to respond--i'm hitting a wall at work, for the next couple weeks. wah!
ReplyDeleteAmazing post and challenge. Linked my poem to yours in the hope it is valid...
ReplyDeletethanks for shering!
I will be visiting soon! I love the offerings you have shared with the world :D Beautiful and unique!
ReplyDeleteI hope to write mine this evening!
It has been a crazy 24 hrs...with no AC unit and 96 degree weather...ick!
I'll be back ;D
Sorry. I accidentally linked to a former entry. Please disregard entries 15 and 16. 17 is the poem I wrote for Message in a Bottle. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI'm late, but I made it. Thanks Ella for the challenge!!
ReplyDelete