Carry On Tuesday # 120

Your prompt for Tuesday August 30^th

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.

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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

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.

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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.

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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.

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