Last year, my fellow Inkling, Linda Mitchell, challenged us to use the #folktaleweek prompts found on Instagram to inspire our writing. This was a challenge I could sink my teeth into. (Here is my response to last year’s challenge.) This year, life has conspired to sharply limit my writing time and energy, but I miss it. I need to find my way back to a more consistent practice. What better way than to challenge myself to use these prompts again? “Lost” is this year’s first word.
Left adrift on a vast
Ocean to wander, a voyager
Searches for an elusive quarry: her own
True north.
Draft, © Catherine Flynn, 2023
Where will this journey take me? I’m excited to find out.
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I understand that search so well. I think it’s a part of life that we need to accept and stop fighting against. Ride the wave of uncertainty. Your wisdom inspires me.
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Hold tight to the gunwales and enjoy the journey! You know that old saying about the safety of the harbor not being what ships are made for…
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I’m glad you found the time to write, entertain us readers, & enjoy your own journey, Catherine. This is a quest to keep when ‘Left adrift’!
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Sometimes we all need to drift off for a bit to find where we want to head next. Wishing you a peaceful journey.
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Beautiful. I hope you will be able to find your way back — even if it takes some time.
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Thank goodness for poetry friends who inspire us to continue the journey! And now you’ve inspired me to try these challenge-words, too. Thank you, Catherine!
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Aww, Catherine, you not only met the challenge but you wrote (if I’m not mistaken) a wee current biography for yourself! Good for you. I love it. I think I know what to do with these words now….
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Such a great beginning to a story…I agree with Heidi…this is you looking for writing time.
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Oh, Catherine, this is lovely. I can relate to life derailing creativity of late. Wishing you joy as you search for your true north.
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I just discovered folktale week on Linda M.’s post and am planning to try it myself. Thank you for starting it off here with your acrostic. I hope your journey helps you find your True North.
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Catherine, it’s good to see you here today. I hope you will have lots more time to write as you find your way through your schedule. Your poem is such a great metaphor for our journeys.
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