So many times we give a gift wanting something in return. But there is a gift I have received I wonder if you’ve heard. It is the gift one size fits all and guess what it is free. It’s given to the entire world…
Category: Official Marathon Prompts
The Healer
I lay my hands on the bodies of those in pain I feel their suffering as my own Electric currents crackle around my body The barely audible hum of energy like an ethereal aum It is my mission to bring relief to the weary I…
Hour 24; Prompt 24: July 16, 2017
Of all the things That I could ask A gift from you My sweet lass Your heart A kiss Eternal bliss You at my side My wife My life I owe to thee Happiness undying My Joanie Lee
Preventing Disaster
Your innate ability to perceive tomorrow and clearly predict it So that friends and family are guided and led aright Often times this has led you to the summit It is a gift. Once, you have averted a plane crash that would have erased…
The Greatest Gift
The greatest gift I’ve ever received was the day that we learned our son Gabe was conceived. Such incredible wonder on the day he was born– such a sweet happiness when we brought our son home. Each day was a gift and such a deep…
The Marble
When she was just two almost three, Grace helped Grandpa John In the garden, as happy as can be. Near the carrots, Oh, they weren’t nearly as grown, Grace found a gift She could keep as her very own. She unearthed a marble, buried long…
Golden Peace Tanka
Wise Golden Dragon Almost the last of his kind Just wants to survive Man fear him for his power But he seeks a peaceful life
Prompt 24: Giving Away
If I could pack up my insecurities and let them sit in a warehouse, I would. It would be the gift that, having it taken from me, would certainly make me more productive. Money might not make you happier, but knowing you have the right…
Best Gift, a haiku – poem 24, prompt 24
Sleep is the best gift a writer always wants, needs once words have sown seeds. – Sandra Johnson (I did it! 24 hours!)
A Piece of Paper
When we were poor you gave me a piece of paper when banks still issued them and used what little savings you had to give me the only thing I was lacking For you had already given me everything else That I had ever wanted….