Prompt
“My father will always be a touchstone ghost. He comes around often, especially late at night when I’m singing…” – Raymond King Shurtz
On Writing
Breathe the sentence in. Exhale the sentence. Inhale and exhale each word. Now inhale and exhale the sentence. Then, go!
There is only one rule, keep your hand moving.
Don’t worry about grammar, spelling, or punctuation. If you feel stuck, keep writing anyway. Try going back to the prompt and write it out until other words arise, then write those—or, repeat the last word you wrote again and again until new words appear—or, write, “I am stuck,” or “I can’t think of anything,” as long as you keep your hand moving. Writing is physical, the words will move through your body and come out of your hand—just keep it moving.
Now go – for five, ten, fifteen minutes . .
Share, if you like
When you are done, feel free to share your work in the comments – or share on your own blog. Consider including a link to this post if you do.
This quote is from the Seventh Chakra in the Chakra Quote Project.
Have an amazing day!
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January 17, 2024
Woodstock, New York
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Hello beautiful Holly Troy. A little poem for you.
“Ghosts of yesterday are near.
Just silence memories making me kinder.
Once on a blue moon, they whispered.
Talk less, be kind.”
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thank you! I love this
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Bones
I’ve asked the trail,
I’ve asked the canyons,
I’ve asked the dust
for mercy where I am standing
The desert floor goes on forever
The desert floor took my companion
When my bones are turned to stone
When my bones are all alone
Leave them be,
Please leave them be.
I’ve asked the Lord,
I’ve asked the Devil,
I’ve asked the Angels
For mercy where I am standing
The sky above goes on forever
The sky above took my companion
When my bones are turned to stone
When my bones are all alone
Leave them be,
Please leave them be.
Dust to dust,
Flesh and bone,
Dust to dust,
Leave them be,
Please leave them be.
–Raymond King Shurtz
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Yes!!!
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Interesting. My father visits me in my dreams. We do things together even though I know he’ dead. Close friends visited me for a while after they died, but not in recent years. My mom has never come to me in my dreams.
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Fascinating that Mom has not visited. She must be off doing her own thing on the astral plane – she knows you are alright!
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