I penned this brevity for a contest last year about this same time. It was a great exercise to try and write a 50-word response using one of Rorschach’s Inkblots as inspiration, so I extend this challenge to you. Pick a blot and see what follows. Be sure to link your creations to my post so I can read your response.
The meditative monk
held his teepee pose for centuries;
local vermin feasted on his feet.
Resolve kindled a question–Why do we exist?
A dirty platform awaiting an answer.
Until today, hands gnarled and tender,
parted the flickering clouds of disbelief.
Truth was bestowed:
Souls are meant to burn.
Our faces are flames.
© khartless 2021, All Rights Reserved
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Beautiful
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Thank you.💜
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fifty-word posts. If only.
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Just delete all the Britishisms and you’ll be right on word count, friend.😂
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Job done, me old mucker. Shall I justcrawl up this chimney while I’m at it?
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Wow! Incredible
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Thank you. May try another this year. It’s good fun.
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Thanks to your inspiration, I have tried an inkblot poem myself. 🙂 Referenced yours.
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That’s amazing!
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Thank you, Misky.
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what an amazing exercise ; love the image of the meditative monk in his ‘teepee’ of thought 🙂
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Thank you, John. This one took me instantly. Will
You take a go at one?
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Wow. That’s a lovely poem, K. Beautiful.
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Thank you kindly, Jeff. I may do another one as I liked the challenge.
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Very nice.
I accept your challenge and offer this:
https://ronrowland.com/half-an-inkblot/
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I see him. I see him!
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Oh wonderful; he hasn’t moved in centuries, but still, bravo. 😉
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Very creative and emotional well done! Great idea too
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Thank you. 😀 Maybe I’ll make a habit of it.
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Good idea ! Very inspirational too
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Blogging wise and philosophically 😊❤️
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Love this – fabulous to see where your imagination took you.
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Thank you. It was good fun. I will write more of these in the future, I fear. 😉
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