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Writing Prompt

WRITING OBSTACLE

A homograph is a word that has multiple meanings but is spelt the same way for each - e.g. a 'wave' in the sea, or to 'wave' at someone.

Choose a homograph, and write a short story or poem, in any genre, where you use your chosen word for more than one of its meanings.

Wave

The wave of emotions

The wave of the sea

I see you waving at me


(still at the beach (day 2 we are leaving tmmrw morning we went to the beach, the pool, got ice cream, went to several stores)...

Mad World

Short on cash and short in stature

Running water running on fumes running away

Caught red handed and caught in traffic

Fly away, Time flies

Bombs away, bombs ashore

Gay people, gay people...

Crowns

Their crowns weighted heavy.


Their crowns weighted heavy on their heads.


The crowns of their heads were supporting the crowns.



Each crown differitely.


Each crown personally made for each of them.


Each crown weighted heavy.




Each crown weighted heavy on each person’s heads’ crowns.


And the view from their palace was a tree.



A green tree.


A big and old tree.


A tree with a big crown and ...

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The Blade

As the blade pierced through my leg, the attacker vanished into the world beyond the trees.

I watched as the blades of grass swayed back and forth, toward east and west, by the wind.

I tried lifting my pounding head to look at my injured leg. Rising my body forward made my leg sting with the slight movement my upper body caused it.

Looking at all the blood loss was too unbearable for me...

If I Die So Do You

The blade of grass sways so peacefully


Unlike your blade that is piercing me


You drain out my life


Until my existence becomes a pool of blood that lays around me


Drowning the grass with the distasteful tang of my crimson blood


As my head lolls against earth’s dirtied floor


I know grass will be the last thing I ever see


Rage spikes adrenaline through me


For even though I will meet death, t...

The Wave Goodbye

I waved goodbye,

Sitting atop the boxes you’d left behind,

Watching as you pulled from my driveway.


Gravity came in waves,

Drowning me in relief, guilt, and sorrow.

I felt the moon yanked from the sky.


I stepped into fresh air,

But even the air seemed eager to swallow me.

I touched skin,

And saw unfamiliar faces wash over me in waves.


Then you appeared.


I tried to wave you off,

But you wou...

Get Set

Time to get set and join the set.

I set a reminder and now it’s time to be on set.

I’ve set my mind on this and now I’m set up to do this....

Tearing Through the Tearing

What if tears tear straight through my eyes and through the skin of my cheeks? Would it matter what wounds the tears leave behind? Would it matter if I shrieked from the acidic tears melting my skin, dissolving my face into an unrecognizable mess?


What if tears tear through my heart because of how you tear me apart with your words and starve me of love because, to you, nothing I ever do is good e...

Homograph

Wave in the sea hurtles at speed in the windy like chariots in the clouds

Surface disturbed

Rise and roar of thunderous fire

Water Vapor rising and clawing

Eroding the coast

Crashing on the rocks the ripples felt around the coast and in to distance a woman waves at the horizon....

The Garden Project

Today is my first day of school at HarmonyHorizon Academy and I’m not ready! I woke up that morning at 5:30 am. I decided to curl my jet-black hair and changed into the issued school uniform, a blue skirt and white button up top with Mary Jane’s. I said goodbye to my mom after I ate breakfast and headed to the bus stop.

When I got to my school the bell was ringing to go to first period. I bol...