“I Am Made of…” (Poetry and Flash Fiction with Magaly)

Greetings, dear Toads.

I hope you and your muse are having a glorious day. Today’s prompt was born out of a nursery rhyme (see below), which can be found in Terry Pratchett’s Wintersmith.

The last three lines of the piece, not included in the image, say that one also needs the following to make a human:

“Strength enough to build a home,

Time enough to hold a child,

Love enough to break a heart.”

Every time I reread this book, I ask myself the same question: what else are humans made of? For today’s prompt, I invite you to ask yourself, what am I made of? Then craft your answer into a 3-stanza poem or a very short story (of 131 words or fewer). 

Feed the link to your new poem or story to Mr. Linky.

Visit other Toads, and see all the wonders they are made of…

…and, as always, let them know what you think of it.

Sunday Mini-Challenge: Carpe Jugulum

Appearance is not the most reliable of mistresses. But we do have to start somewhere, don’t we? Welcome to the Sunday Mini-Challenge, dearest Toads. This weekend, I’m calling for poetry that explores what eyes, brains and instincts can see when they work as a team in the art of making sense of the world and the behavior of its people.

How are we going to do that? Easy… we’ll use the following quote, from Terry Pratchett’s Carpe Jugulum, as a foundation: “Don’t trust the cannibal just ’cos he’s usin’ a knife and fork!”

You didn’t think I was going to forget to wave at those of you who celebrate Valentine’s Day tomorrow, did you? May everyone find (and keep) their perfect tape dispenser to love. 

(this is a photograph of a Sam Gross cartoon, found in my copy of the Complete Cartoons of The New Yorker, 1925-2004, pg. 601)

Please craft a new poem that speaks of your thoughts/feelings on Terry Pratchett’s quote, and add the direct link to your poem below. Then go visit your fellow Toads to delight in their poetic creations.   

The Legacies of Nimoy & Pratchett

The first quarter of 2015 has seen the passing of two enormously influential men - both have contributed to the world's trove of stories in their unique ways, and have left behind a legacy of wisdom.

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Leonard Nimoy, who immortalized the character Mr Spock in the Star Trek series, died on 27 February at the age of 83.

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Sir Terry Pratchett, best selling author of the Disc World series (among more than 70 books published), died on 28 April aged 66.

For this prompt, I ask you to read a selection of the quoted words of either man, until you find the one that inspires you to write an original poem. Please include the quote with your post.

Click on the links below to visit the Goodreads quote pages:

Leonard Nimoy

Sir Terry Pratchett