Writing Workshop: Life Lines
Welcome back to the Writing Workshop link-up! At the bottom of this post you’ll find the widget to post the link to your workshop posts.
First of all it’s my turn. I’ve chosen prompt number one: an honest description of what I look like. I hope you enjoy it.
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Life Lines
I am made of lines. Some deep
some faint and silvery fine.
They run, criss cross, through skin
and bone, through heart and soul,
and make a picture.
Like veins they snake, up leg and thigh
over hip and not-firm torso.
Memory worn of stretch and shrink.
Of tiny feet and form, pushed drum tight
and carried, cherished, close.
Inked into breast and under arm
tell tales of swollen milk-filled days.
Shrunken now, along with waist.
Too many meals skipped
and pavements walked.
Furrows run, across brow and mind,
ploughed deep by thoughts, dug up.
They pull the corners of mouth and eye,
crinkled soft and bright, or firm and tight
and running fast with tears.
They tell a tale these lines of mine
of things both past and yet to come.
They feed the new lines, leaping free
to run in rivulets down fingers keen
and written out.
For you.
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So now it’s your turn!
1. Write an honest description of what you look like right now.
- Inspired by Nickie at Typecast whose post made me smile.
2. Give your curtains a twitch and dish the dirt on your neighbours.
-Inspired by Kate at Two Men, A Cat and Me, who’s decided that life really isn’t that boring after all!
3. Write about ‘one of those days’. I’m sure you’ve had one lately…
- Inspired by poor Metropolitan Mum who certainly has!
4. What were you doing this time last year?
- Inspired by Maternal Tales who celebrated her 1 year Blogoversary this week – congratulations!
5. Tell me about the most romantic moment, or moments of your life so far.
- Inspired by soppy Sally at Who’s the Mummy who thinks that romance isn’t about places but about people.
Leave your name and the URL to your post in the MckLinky below (the URL should be to your post not just to your blog) andleave me a comment to let me know you’ve taken part. If you have the time it would be great if you could try and read and comment on at least two other entries. And be kind! It’s supposed to be a bit of fun – we’re not looking for the next Booker Prize winner here!
If you haven’t had chance to respond yet, then you’ve still got today! Or just wait till next week, when there’ll be five brand new prompts to get you thinking.
This Writing Workshop is brought to you in association with Mama Kat’s Losin’ It – who’s lovely author came up with the concept and runs her own workshop over in the U.S.
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So beautiful, Josie.
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This is an absolutely beautiful poem Josie – you definitely have a gift x
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Josie, love the revamp! It’s great!
I thoroughly enjoyed “One of those days” and “Ash Wednesday again”.
My post isn’t one of my best I’m afraid, planning on being back on track in the next few weeks. xxx
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You always inspire me Josie…you know that!
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good God, Josie, that was wonderful. Absolutely brilliant. And very poignant.
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Very good poem loved it well done you!
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Lovely poem, Josie, and is relevant to each and every one of us… not just yourself.
Off to read all the entries now.
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Very nice poem. Lots of talent! Glad I find your writer’s workshop.
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That was a bad typo-meant to say found! Really do need this workshop-seeing as I can’t spell! LOL!
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Gorgeous hon. 
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Beautiful poem, and what a lovely picture too!
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A beautiful poem!
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Terrific poem. Thanks for sharing it with us.
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Josie that is beautiful – you’re so talented
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Whew – just made it with mine! And what a great poem, Josie.
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Such a beautiful and moving piece.
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Really beautiful.
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You and your lines are beautiful.
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Lovely, Josie, just lovely.
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