#FFFC timbri97 @ Pixabay.com. The walk up the mountain path was a long one with snaking twists and turns past mountain bogs and pot holes and occasional dead ends They’d gone up the mountain for a challenge and to see what was at the top but stopped at a meeting point half way up eating …
Tag Archives: Challenge
Balanced
#wdys Getting to the top of your personal mountain isn’t the achievement next thing is getting the balance to stay there New targets in sight often come from winning the original battle however, despite how easy you might see it reality is – having reached the top expect a challenge on your spot
Joy
#Octpowrimo #puzzle #challenge #Day21 Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Jump for joy Its that day, the one where you Get to finally finish that puzzle Some say the picture was too complex but As you took your time Wait was finally worth it – as the final piece went in
Confuse
#MLMM Passers by wondered what he was doing there…. head resting on the concrete plinth was he sleeping ? or did he need help ? what was clear was he was drawing a crowd and confusing the heck out of everyone there
Icebergs
#Writeclub #Poetry #Icebergs 2nd November 2020 A piece written for the online writeclub on something a little frosty, but even they have a bit of character! They’re floating in the sea like unseen Bazookas Their glacial shadows casting over the cold blue water as the fleet of little boats navigate around them Birds sing out …
Labyrinth
#fowc #labyrinth Losing your mind as you travel its paths breadcrumbs won’t help you here you’ll need something a little bit sturdier as you make your way round the puzzle if you manage to get to the centre next thing you’ll need to do is to make your way out that will take a while …
An attempt at Oulipo
Salford, 15th May 2020 Anyone reading the inkwell, will know i like to write a bit of verse from time to time. For this particular literary challenge i had to switch each noun in the poem and replace it with a noun 7 words down So, pulling out my old Longman’s pocket dictionary and my …
The Moon, Sky, Stars and Sea
Salford 27th April 2020 #Napowrimo #writeclub #Dreams #Metaphor The moon is a bright shiny Ten Pence piece The sky is a furry dark blanket The stars are little sequins reflecting on that blanket The sea is a vast mirror, reflecting whats above The Moon is a beacon for space travelling mice The sky is the …
Unlucky
#Socs Source – The first three words from chapter 7 of “The Fourth Bear” by Jasper Fforde (Hodder and Stoughton,2006) “Most dumped boyfriend” The words on the medal read, he’d placed the metal over his eye to lessen the swelling to his head He washed away the lipstick from the cheek they’d kissed as they …
Surmount
#fowc #surmount #hill #challenge #health It’s a hill i didn’t want to climb notably rocky in some places but with a little encouragement and some would say sheer bloodymindedness I found myself in an ascent ignoring the drop below and heading for the summit
The Inkwell 