Saturday 31 December 2011

Carry On Tuesday # 138

I've taken the first line from Elinor Wylie's charming poem The Church-Bell this week

As I was lying in my bed,

Use the words at the beginning or within your work then leave your URL in the company of Mister Linky. If you'd care to leave a comment please do so.

To read this delightful poem, pop over to Carry On Tuesday Plus

It just remains for me to wish you and yours a happy and peaceful New Year.


Saturday 24 December 2011

Carry On Tuesday # 137

I thought it only fitting to feature a seasonal song this week. The first line from When a Child is Born goes like this :-

A ray of hope flickers in the sky

Please use all or some of the words in your piece this week then leave the URL of your work with Mister Linky. You may like to leave a comment.

If you wish to read the lyrics of When a Child is Born and hear it sung visit Carry On Tuesday Plus

By the way if you interested to see what you wrote last Christmas, click HERE! Happy Christmas.
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Sunday 18 December 2011

Carry On Tuesday # 136

This week I've taken the opening line from Eric Clapton's 1974 hit Let it Grow


Standing at the crossroads


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To read the original lyrics and listen to the 1974 video of Eric Clapton go over to Carry on Tuesday plus


Saturday 10 December 2011

Carry On Tuesday # 135

For our inspiration this week I've taken the first line of a poem by Robert H Smith entitled The Clock of Life

The clock of life is wound but once

Use all or part of it as part of your verse or story then leave the URL of your piece with Mister Linky. A comment would be appreciated.

To read the poem and a couple more along the same lines visit Carry  On Tuesday Plus


Saturday 3 December 2011

Carry On Tuesday # 134


There's a chill in the air. This week I've found a  seasonal  poem by Edward Kofi Louis - it's called Dark Winter Blues. The first line starts with the following words;

The darkness of winter.....

Use them as part of your poem or story then leave your URL with Mister Linky. It would be nice if you'd also leave a comment.

To read the poem pop over to Carry On Tuesday Plus


Saturday 26 November 2011

Cary on Tuesday # 133

When Rachmaninov wrote his second piano concerto in 1901, he could never have imagined that  one day his melody would become one of the best known pop ballads of all time. This week I offer you the opening four lines of All By Myself


When I was young
I never needed anyone
And making love was just for fun
Those days are gone

Help yourself to as little or much as you need to come up with a poem or story, then leave your URL with Mister Linky. A comment would be nice too!


To read a very short history of All By Myself , and hear Celine Dion's version,  just click here

Saturday 19 November 2011

Carry on Tuesday # 132

Time again to turn William Shakespeare for a prompt! It's from the Merchant of Venice

Love is blind, and lovers cannot see

Use some or all of the words in your poem or story, then leave your URL with Mister Linky. A comment would be nice too!

To read more of Shakespeare's love quotes drop by Carry On Tuesday Plus.


Saturday 12 November 2011

Carry On Tuesday # 131

This week I've taken the first line of a poem by John Clare written in 1821. It's called Autumn, and there are so many ways these words can be interpreted.

The summer flower has run to seed

Use all or some of the words in your poem or story then leave your URL with Mister Linky. A comment would be nice too.

To read this wonderful poem drop by Carry On Tuesday Plus

Saturday 5 November 2011

Carry On Tuesday # 130

This week we have the opening line from a poem by Nicole Edwards.

Where are you?

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To read this very touching poem and a couple of others by Nicole Edwards, visit Carry On Tuesday Plus

Saturday 29 October 2011

Carry On Tuesday # 129


The last Words Beatle George Harrison said to his wife before he passed away were

"Love one another"

Use these words in your poem or story this week then leave the URL of your piece with Mister Linky. A comment would be nice too!

To read more famous last words including those of Oscar Wilde and Bob Marley visit Carry On Tuesday Plus. You will also find there a wonderful video of George singing While My Guitar Gently Weeps. Enjoy. 

Saturday 22 October 2011

Carry On Tuesday # 128

This week I've taken a line from 'A letter to P'ie Ti ' by the 8th century High Tang poet Wang We

......sitting alone listening to the silence

Use part or all of it within your poem or story then leave your name and URL with Mister Linky. A comment would be appreciated.

To read A Letter to P'ie Ti and learn a little more about Wang We pop over to Carry On Tuesday Plus

Friday 14 October 2011

Carry On Tuesday # 127



This week we have as our inspiration the title of Queen’s 1991 hit

The Show Must Go On

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To read the lyrics and listen to The Show Must Go On visit


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Saturday 8 October 2011

Carry On Tuesday # 126



Catch-22 by Joseph Heller is considered to be one of the greatest novels of modern times. The opening words are simple, an expression we use time and time again!

It was love at first sight

Use part or all of the prompt at the beginning or within your poem or story. Please leave your name and url with Mister Linky. A comment would be nice too! To read an extract from Catch-22 visit Carry On Tuesday Plus

Saturday 1 October 2011

carry on tuesday # 125

We all meet here each week because we love words. So this week I searched for quotations from great wordsmiths. In a break from convention, I’m giving you not one but two prompts this week. The first is by Samuel Beckett and the second from Robert Burton. Use either or both!

1. Words are all we have

2. A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword

Use part or all of the prompt at the beginning or within your poem or story. Please leave your name and url with Mister Linky. A comment would be nice too! To read more quotes about words visit Carry On Tuesday Plus
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Saturday 24 September 2011

Carry On Tuesday # 124




Your prompt for Tuesday September 27th


This week we have the title of Mary Hopkin’s 1968 hit


Those were the days my friend

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose then leave the url of your piece with Mister Linky. A comment would also be appreciated.

To hear the original recording and read the lyrics of Those Were the Days, visit Carry On Tuesday Plus

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Saturday 17 September 2011

Carry On Tuesday # 123



Do you know anyone who writes short stories? If so point them in our direction. How about having a go yourself? Last week all but one of our contributors wrote poems! Why not try spreading your wings this week and see if you can come up with a good yarn? 


Your prompt for Tuesday September  20th

This week we have the opening line from Howard Jacobson’s novel The Finkler Question


He (She / I) should have seen it coming

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose then leave the url of your piece with Mister Linky. A comment would also be appreciated.

To read about The Finkler Question , visit Carry On Tuesday Plus


Saturday 10 September 2011

Carry On Tuesday # 122



Your prompt for Tuesday September  13th

This week we have the opening of a short poem by Crystallynn Barringer


When I look into your eyes….

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose then leave the url of your piece with Mister Linky. A comment would also be appreciated.

To read  our poem and enjoy a sonnet by Shakespeare about eyes, visit Carry On Tuesday Plus


Saturday 3 September 2011

Carry On Tuesday # 121





Your prompt for Tuesday September 6th

As soon as I arrived home from my holiday, an idiom came into my mind. This week’s prompt is….



Home is where the heart is


Use all or part of it within your poem or prose then leave the url of your piece with Mister Linky. A comment would also be appreciated.

To read lots more idioms about home, visit Carry On Tuesday Plus





Saturday 27 August 2011

Carry On Tuesday # 120

Your prompt for Tuesday August 30th

As I write this I’m sitting beside the River Nile in Luxor, Egypt. What better prompt this week than one about a river? This is the title and first line of such a poem by Jessie Lucas


Love is like a river

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose then leave the url of your piece with Mister Linky. A comment would also be appreciated.

To read Love is Like a River,visit Carry On Tuesday Plus







Saturday 20 August 2011

Cary On Tuesday # 119


Your prompt for Tuesday August 23rd


This week our prompt is from a song written in Italian – except for its title…

Time to say goodbye

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To listen to Time to Say Goodbye and read the lyrics in English as well as Italian,visit Carry On Tuesday Plus






Saturday 13 August 2011

Carry On Tuesday # 118


Your prompt for Tuesday August 16th



This week I am quoting Mahatma Gandhi.  You may wish to use just the first five words – make from the prompt what you will!


An eye for an eye will make the whole world go blind.


Use all or part of it within your poem or prose then leave the url of your piece with Mister Linky. A comment would also be appreciated.




To read 10 more of Gandhi's quotes visit Carry On Tuesday Plus







Saturday 6 August 2011

Carry On Tuesday # 117


Your prompt for Tuesday August 9th

This week I am indulging myself with the opening line of Rupert Brooke's poem The Soldier in which he expresses movingly his love of England

If I should die, think only this of me

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose then leave the url of your piece with Mister Linky. A comment would also be appreciated.


To read The Soldier and listen to Elgar’s quintessentially English composition Nimrod from the Enigma Variations, visit Carry On Tuesday Plus

Saturday 30 July 2011

Carry On Tuesday # 116



Your prompt for Tuesday August 2nd 
This week our prompt is taken from the 1939 film Gone With the Wind. In the words of Scarlett O’Hara played by Vivien Leigh…


After all, tomorrow is another day



Use all or part of it within your poem or prose then leave the url of your piece with Mister Linky. A comment would also be appreciated.


To see some stills from the film accompanied  by the theme tune visit Carry On Tuesday Plus



Saturday 23 July 2011

Carry On Tuesday # 115



Your prompt for Tuesday July 26th

Just four hours before posting this weeks prompt, 27 year old singer songwriter Amy Winehouse passed away in her London home. I’ve taken a line from her song Valerie.

In my head I paint a picture


Use all or part of it within your poem or prose then leave the url of your piece with Mister Linky. A comment would also be appreciated.

To read the lyrics to Valerie and listen to her best known song Back To Black  visit Carry On Tuesday Plus




Saturday 16 July 2011

Carry On Tuesday # 114



Your prompt for Tuesday July 19th


This week, we take have some well known words from William Shakespeare’s Hamlet

Neither a borrower nor a lender be


Use all or part of it within your poem or prose then leave the url of your piece with Mister Linky. A comment would also be appreciated.

To read more quotes from Hamlet visit Carry On Tuesday Plus


Saturday 9 July 2011

Carry On Tuesday plus # 113


Your prompt for Tuesday July 12th


This week, we take have the first line of Oliver Wendell Holmes poem Contentment

Little I ask, my wants are few



Use all or part of it within your poem or prose then leave the url of your piece with Mister Linky. A comment would also be appreciated.

To read this beautiful poem visit Carry On Tuesday Plus




Sunday 3 July 2011

Carry on Tuesday # 112





Your prompt for Tuesday July 5th

This week, we take have the first line of Edna St. Vincents poem First Fig

My candle burns at both ends


Use all or part of it within your poem or prose then leave the url of your piece with Mister Linky. A comment would also be appreciated

To read First Fig and Dirge Without Music visit Carry On Tuesday Plus

Saturday 25 June 2011

Carry On Tuesday # 111


Your prompt for Tuesday June 26th 


This week, we take as our inspiration Peggy Lee’s song

Is that all there is?

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose then leave the url of your piece with Mister Linky. A comment would also be appreciated

To read the lyrics and hear Peggy Lee visit Carry On Tuesday Plus

Sunday 19 June 2011

Carry On Tuesday # 110


Firstly, thank you so much for breaking all records last week. We received the highest number of contributions since setting up our stall over two years ago. I would also like to bid farewell to Writers Island. Rob, you've inspired and encouraged us for many years. The island will be sadly missed


Your prompt for Tuesday June 21st

This week, we have one of many quotes from Muhammad Ali

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee


Use all or part of it within your poem or prose then leave the url of your piece with Mister Linky. A comment would also be appreciated

To read more of his quotes visit Carry On Tuesday Plus

Saturday 11 June 2011

Carry On Tuesday # 109


Your prompt for Tuesday June14th

This week, we have the title of one of Abbas most poignant songs.

Slipping through my fingers

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose then leave the url of your piece with Mister Linky. A comment would also be appreciated

To read these wonderful words and listen to the song visit Carry On Tuesday Plus

Sunday 5 June 2011

Carry On Tuesday # 108


Your prompt for Tuesday June7th


This week, we have the first sentence from William Least Heat-Moon’s novel Blue Highways


Beware thoughts that come in the night

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose then leave the url of your piece with Mister Linky. A comment would also be appreciated

To read about Blue Highways and hear a beautiful song loosely linked to it, visit Carry On Tuesday Plus



Sunday 29 May 2011

Carry On Tuesday # 107



Your prompt for Tuesday May 31st


This week, we have the last words spoken by Cecil Rhodes before his death in 1902



So little done, so much to do.

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose then leave the url of your piece with Mister Linky. A comment would also be appreciated

To read more famous last words go to Carry On Tuesday Plus


Sunday 22 May 2011

Carry On Tuesday # 106

Your prompt for Tuesday May 24th

This week, we have chorus from Joan Osbourne’s song ‘One of Us’. Take from it whichever line or lines you fancy!

What if god was one of us
Just a slob like one of us
Just a stranger on the bus
Trying to make his way home

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose then leave the url of your piece with Mister Linky. A comment would also be appreciated

To listen to the song go to Carry On Tuesday Plus


Saturday 14 May 2011

Carry On Tuesday # 105


Your prompt for Tuesday May 17th

This week, we have last words from Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

After all, tomorrow is another day.
Use all or part of it within your poem or prose then leave the url of your piece with Mister Linky. A comment would also be appreciated

To read more about Gone with the Wind and watch Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable in the movie trailer go to Carry On Tuesday Plus

Saturday 7 May 2011

Carry On Tuesday # 104




Your prompt for Tuesday May 10th

This week, we we have the beginning of the poem Phillida and Coridon by Nicholas Breton

In the merry month of May
In a morn by break of day


Use all or part of it within your poem or prose then leave the url of your piece with Mister Linky. A comment would also be appreciated

To read Phillida and Coridon go to Carry On Tuesday Plus