carry on tuesday

Carry On Tuesday # 142

2012-01-28T16:25:00.000Z

This week I've returned to Gone with the Wind for our prompt, and instead of a quote from the film I've gone for the last six words of Margaret Mitchell's original novel

After all, tomorrow is another day.

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

To read about Margaret Mitchell and Gone with the Wind drop into Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On Tuesday # 141

2012-01-21T22:46:00.001Z

This week we have as our prompt the title of Peggy Lee's wonderful musical soliloquy

Is That All There Is?

Use it as you will to produce a poem or a piece of prose then hand over your URL to our mate Mister Linky. A comment would be much appreciated .

To read Is That All There Is and listen to Peggy Lee's recording from 1969, pop across to Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On Tuesday # 140

2012-01-14T13:04:00.003Z

Avant-garde Irish writer Samuel Beckett provides with our words of inspiration this week. They come from the opening line of his novel 'Unnameable'

Where now? Who now? When now?

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

Over at Carry On Tuesday Plus you'll find 20 or so of Beckett's best one liners and witty quotes! It's worth having a look if only to read the last one. But beware if you are easily offended!

Carry On Tuesday # 139

2012-01-07T13:28:00.000Z

This week I've chosen the first words from one of Frank Sinatra's best known songs

Come fly with me

Use the words in their literal or metaphorical sense at the start or within your piece, then leave your URL with Mister Linky. A comment wouldn't go amiss either!

To read the words and hear a live performance, pop over to Carry on Tuesday Plus

Carry On Tuesday # 138

2011-12-31T14:45:00.001Z

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.

Carry On Tuesday # 137

2011-12-24T18:47:00.002Z

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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Carry On Tuesday # 136

2011-12-18T01:37:00.000Z

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

Standing at the crossroads

Use it at the beginning or within your piece then leave your URL with Mister Linky. A comment would be great too.

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

Carry On Tuesday # 135

2011-12-10T23:35:00.001Z

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

Carry On Tuesday # 134

2011-12-03T23:37:00.001Z

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

Cary on Tuesday # 133

2011-11-26T22:05:00.001Z

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

Carry on Tuesday # 132

2011-11-19T22:04:00.001Z

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.

Carry On Tuesday # 131

2011-11-12T21:27:00.001Z

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

Carry On Tuesday # 130

2011-11-05T09:01:00.000Z

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

Where are you?

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

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

Carry On Tuesday # 129

2011-10-29T21:18:00.001+01:00

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.

Carry On Tuesday # 128

2011-10-22T22:10:00.001+01:00

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

Carry On Tuesday # 127

2011-10-14T23:20:00.000+01:00

This week we have as our inspiration the title of Queen’s1991 hit

The Show Must Go On

Use it in at the start or within your story or poem,then leave your name and the URL of your piece with Mister Linky. A commentwould be nice too!

To read the lyrics and listen to The Show Must Go Onvisit

Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On Tuesday # 126

2011-10-08T21:33:00.000+01:00

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

It was love at firstsight

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

carry on tuesday # 125

2011-10-01T22:39:00.002+01:00

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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Carry On Tuesday # 124

2011-09-24T23:18:00.000+01:00

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 orpart of it within your poem or prose then leave the url of your piece withMister Linky. A comment would also be appreciated.

To hear the original recordingand read the lyrics of Those Were the Days, visit Carry OnTuesday Plus

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Carry On Tuesday # 123

2011-09-17T19:54:00.002+01:00

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

Your prompt for Tuesday September 20th

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

He (She / I) shouldhave seen it coming

Use all or part of it within your poem or prosethen leave the url of your piece with Mister Linky. A comment would also beappreciated.

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

Carry On Tuesday # 122

2011-09-10T17:47:00.000+01:00

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 allor part of it within your poem or prose then leave the url of your piece withMister Linky. A comment would also be appreciated.

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

Carry On Tuesday # 121

2011-09-03T23:46:00.007+01:00

Your prompt for Tuesday September 6^th

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

Carry On Tuesday # 120

2011-08-27T20:36:00.005+01:00

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.

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

Cary On Tuesday # 119

2011-08-20T23:22:00.001+01:00

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.

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

Carry On Tuesday # 118

2011-08-13T23:07:00.002+01:00

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

Carry On Tuesday # 117

2011-08-06T19:24:00.008+01:00

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

Carry On Tuesday # 116

2011-07-30T21:11:00.007+01:00

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

Carry On Tuesday # 115

2011-07-23T20:15:00.006+01:00

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

Carry On Tuesday # 114

2011-07-16T09:41:00.000+01:00

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

Carry On Tuesday plus # 113

2011-07-09T23:09:00.000+01:00

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

Carry on Tuesday # 112

2011-07-03T11:09:00.001+01:00

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

Carry On Tuesday # 111

2011-06-25T10:39:00.003+01:00

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

Carry On Tuesday # 110

2011-06-19T23:43:00.001+01:00

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

Carry On Tuesday # 109

2011-06-11T23:07:00.002+01:00

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

Carry On Tuesday # 108

2011-06-05T20:08:00.001+01:00

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

Carry On Tuesday # 107

2011-05-29T09:40:00.003+01:00

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

Carry On Tuesday # 106

2011-05-22T17:01:00.002+01:00

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

Carry On Tuesday # 105

2011-05-14T17:28:00.000+01:00

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

Carry On Tuesday # 104

2011-05-07T20:11:00.003+01:00

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

Carry On Tuesday # 103

2011-04-30T23:32:00.001+01:00

Your prompt for Tuesday May 3rd

This week, we borrow a first line from William Shakespeare.

All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players

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 All The World’s a Stage go to Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On Tuesday # 102

2011-04-24T00:23:00.008+01:00

Your prompt for Tuesday April 26^th

This week, in honour of the Royal Wedding, we have the opening lines of an anonymous wedding poem, The One

When the one whose hand you’re holding

Is the one who holds your heart

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 To The One go to Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On Tuesday # 101

2011-04-16T19:31:00.003+01:00

Your prompt for Tuesday April 19th

This week, the first line from William Blake's poem The Angel

I dreamt a dream! What can it mean?

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 William Blake’s The Angel and his Easter poem Holy Thursday pop over to Carry On Tuesday Plus

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2011-04-01T12:32:00.000+01:00

Your prompts for Tuesdays 5th and 12th April

I am away on a two week vacation, so rather than leave your promptless, I’m giving you two to keep you going!

1. The beginning of a quote from W C Fields

If at first you don’t succeed....

2. Our 100th prompt! The last words spoken in the film Love Story

Love means never having to say you're sorry

Use part or all of the above in your poem or prose then leave your URL with Mister Linky and if possible a comment.

To read more W C Fields quotes, and watch the last ten minutes of Love Story visit Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On Tuesday # 98

2011-03-27T00:48:00.004Z

Your prompt for Tuesday March 29th

This week, the first words from I Saw it in the Mirror by Abba

I saw it the mirror, I saw it in my face

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 listen to Abba pop over to Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On Tuesday # 97

2011-03-20T00:05:00.000Z

Your prompt for Tuesday March 22nd

This week, the first words from the final paragraph of Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

But that is the beginning of a new story

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

To learn a little more about Crime and Punishment pop over to Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On Tuesday # 96

2011-03-12T19:40:00.005Z

Your prompt for Tuesday March 15th

This week, the opening line from Home Thoughts From Abroad. Not by Robert Browning but Clifford T Ward

I could be a millionaire if I had the money

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

I urge you to go to Carry On Tuesday Plus to read the lyrics to this wonderful song and hear a rare live performance

Carry On Tuesday # 95

2011-03-05T22:54:00.001Z

Your prompt for Tuesday March 8th

This week, the closing line from the 1950 movie The Glass Menagerie

And that is how I remember them

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

To learn more about Tennessee Williams original book, visit Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On Tuesday # 94

2011-02-26T19:39:00.004Z

Ok, you win! I have to say I was surprised by the response I received to my threat to remove COT from the blogosphere! I had comments here on the site, facebook messages, emails and phone calls begging for mercy! Even so, we only had a few extra contributors last week, but in the circumstances I will consider Carry On Tuesday to have been saved by the bell, hence this week’s prompt! Please COT fans, don’t let me down!

Your prompt forTuesday March 1st

This week, an expression much used today, even though it’s origin is unclear.

Saved the bell

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

To learn more about this expression and enjoy Robin Gibb singing about it, visit Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On tuesday # 93

2011-02-18T23:00:00.006Z

It’s sink or swim for Carry On Tuesday this week. There was a time when around thirty folk joined in each week, but just recently our numbers have dwindled quite dramatically.

Coming up with a weekly sentence or phrase entails a lot of work – far more than that of the prompt sites that simply come up with nothing more than a single word. Carry On Tuesday Plus also consumes an enormous amount of time and often many hours of research.

I’ll see how it goes this week, but unless we get a far greater take-up than in recent weeks, I’ll be knocking on the head!

Your prompt for Tuesday February 22^nd

This week, a line from Shakespeare’s best loved play, Romeo and Juliet

parting is such sweet sorrow

Use any 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 words in context, and hear them read visit Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On Tuesday # 92

2011-02-13T18:06:00.009Z

Your prompt for Tuesday February 15th

This week, the opening of a love poem by Cortney Kuchta, One Wish

If I could have just one wish

Use any 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 One Wish go to Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On Tuesday # 91

2011-02-05T23:43:00.003Z

Your prompt for Tuesday February 8^th

This week we feature a quote from the pianist Arthur Rubinstein

Love life and life will love you back. Love people and they will love you back.

Use any 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 Arthur Rubinstein and hear him performing at the piano, go to Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On Tuesday # 90

2011-01-29T22:52:00.026Z

Your prompt for Tuesday February 1^st

We stay with children this week with the first verse of Longfellow’s poem The Children’s Hour

Between the dark and the daylight

When the night is beginning to lower

Comes a pause in the day’s occupations

That is known as the Children’s Hour

Use any 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 and read the poem in full go to Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On Tuesday # 89

2011-01-22T23:56:00.002Z

Your Prompt for Tuesday January 23th

Our words this week will be familiar to anyone who’s carried children in the back of their car!

“Are we there yet?”

Use part or all of it within your poem or prose then leave the url of your piece with Mister Linky.

A comment would also be appreciated!

There was also a film of the same name, and an advert by The Simpsons featuring those immortal words! To see a trailer and the ad, go to Carry On Tuesday Plus!

Carry On Tuesday # 88

2011-01-15T18:52:00.001Z

Your Prompt for Tuesday January 18th

Our prompt this week part of the closing sentence of the 1950 film The Glass Menagerie

“And that is how I remember them.........”

Use part or all 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 rest of the line and watch a scene from The Glass Menagerie go to Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On Tuesday # 87

2011-01-08T23:48:00.002Z

Your Prompt for Tuesday January 11th

Our prompt this week is a quote from Tupac Shakur

For every dark night, there's a brighter day

Use part or all 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 Tupac Shakur and read more of his quotes go to Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On Tuesday # 86

2011-01-01T13:25:00.007Z

Your Prompt for Tuesday January 4th

Our prompt this week is the first lines

of the duet All I Ask Of You from The Phantom of the Opera

No more talk of darkness, forget these wide eyed fears

Use part or all 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 the duet, go to Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On Tuesday # 85

2010-12-25T16:37:00.005Z

Your Prompt for Tuesday December 28th

With the NewYear fast approaching, our prompt this week is the opening line

from Helen Hunt-Jackson’s poem

New Year’s Morning

Only a night from old to new!

Use it within your poem or prose then leave the url of your piece with Mister Linky.

A comment would also be appreciated!

To read Helen Hunt-Jackson poem, go to Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On Christmas

2010-12-18T22:20:00.000Z

May I wish you and the ones you love a Very Happy Christmas

To read a selection of actual letters to Santa - some cute, others funny and several poignant, visit Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On Tuesday # 83

2010-12-11T21:18:00.004Z

Your prompt for Tuesday 14th December

Today I’m offering you not the first line of a poem, but its title. The words can be interpreted in so many different ways - messages misunderstood, signals misread, good deeds not appreciated or a lifelong lack of empathy as in the poem. In the words of Stevie Smith.....

Not waving but drowning

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose, and then leave the url of your post with Mister Linky and a comment.

To read Not Waving but Drowning and hear me reading it visit Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On Tuesday # 82

2010-12-04T22:31:00.003Z

Your prompt for Tuesday 7th December

This week we have a famous quotation from A Midsummer Nights Dream (act 1 scene1)by William Shakepeare

The course of true love never did run smooth

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose, and then leave the url of your post with Mister Linky and a comment.

To read our quotation in context visit Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On Tuesday # 81

2010-11-27T00:55:00.000Z

Your prompt for Tuesday 30th November

This week we have the first line of Elton John and Tim Rice’s song from The Lion King, The Circle of Life

From the day we arrive on the planet

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose, and then leave the url of your post with Mister Linky and a comment.

To read the lyrics and listen to the song visit Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On Tuesday # 80

2010-11-20T19:35:00.001Z

Your prompt for Tuesday 23rd November

This week we have the first line of George MacDonald’s extremely long poem A Book of Dreams Part 111

A gloomy and a windy day

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose, and then leave the url of your post with Mister Linky and a comment.

To read the poem, visit Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On Tuesday # 79

2010-11-16T11:44:00.001Z

Your prompt for Tuesday November 16th

This week we have the first few words of The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald

In my younger and more vulnerable years

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose, and then leave the url of your post with Mister Linky and a comment.

To read more about the book and catch a bit of the movie, visit Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On Tuesday # 78

2010-11-05T12:32:00.001Z

I've given you next weeks prompt a day earlier as I am away holiday today. The FOLLOWING week, the prompt will appear a little later than usual, on Tuesday 16th October

Your prompt for Tuesday November 9th

This week we have the first line of an ancient folk song called My Love which was brought up to date and recorded by Steeleye Span in their inimitable style a few years ago

Do you remember what we promised when we met...?

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose, and then leave the url of your post with Mister Linky and a comment.

To hear My Love and read the lyrics,visit Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On Tuesday # 77

2010-10-30T22:37:00.001+01:00

I promised you something lighter this week, so here goes

Your prompt for Tuesday November 2nd

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier starts with the words -

Last night I dreamt I..........

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose, and then leave the url of your post with Mister Linky and a comment.

To read snippets from Rebecca, visit Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On Tuesday # 76

2010-10-23T22:27:00.003+01:00

I’ve been wondering whether or not to use this week’s prompt since COT started, as I’ve been unsure exactly how it would be received. Thinking about one’s own death is not to everybody’s taste, but let’s face it, it needn’t be sombre.

The words of Rupert Brooke's poem The Soldier are as relevant today as they were when they were penned at the outbreak of the first world war in 1914.

We all have something in our lives worthy of celebration, so let's go for it! Here’s the deal – play along with me this week, and I promise a bit of fun next time around!

Your prompt for Tuesday October 26^th

This week I’ve taken the opening line of Rupert Brooke’s poem ‘The Soldier’.

If I should die, think only this of me:

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose, and then leave the url of your post with Mister Linky and a comment.

To read The Soldier and hear it read, visit Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On Tuesday # 75

2010-10-16T23:36:00.004+01:00

Your prompt for Tuesday October 19th

This week I’ve taken a line from the movie The Italian Job

“Look, if there’s one thing I’ve learned.........”

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose, and then leave the url of your post with Mister Linky and a comment.

To watch the trailer and read some more quotes from The Italian Job, visit Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On Tuesday # 74

2010-10-09T22:41:00.002+01:00

Your prompt for Tuesday October 12th

John Lennon would have been 70 years old this October 9^th. It is therefore fitting that our prompt this week is the opening line of one of his songs, Beautiful Boy.

Close your eyes, have no fear....

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose, and then leave the url of your post with Mister Linky and a comment.

To hear Beautiful Boy and read the lyrics, visit Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On Tuesday # 73

2010-10-02T21:40:00.003+01:00

Your prompt for Tuesday October 5th

Our prompt this week is the first

few words of a Shakespeare sonnet.

Where art thou Muse....?

Feel free to use the prompt loosely, changing it into modern English if you so wish

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose, and then leave the url of your post with Mister Linky and a comment

For the complete work plus Shakespeare’s best known sonnet, visit Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On Tuesday # 72

2010-09-25T22:30:00.001+01:00

Your prompt for Tuesday September 28th

Our prompt this week is the first two lines from Regina Spektor’s delightful song The Call

It started out as a feeling
which then grew into a hope

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose, and then leave the url of your post with Mister Linky and a comment

To read the lyrics and listen to The Call (plus a couple of other of her fascinating songs) visit Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On Tuesday # 71

2010-09-18T19:00:00.003+01:00

Your prompt for Tuesday September 21st

Our prompt this week is the first words from H G Wells 1898 novel, War of the Worlds

No one would have believed...'

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose, and then leave the url of your post with Mister Linky and a comment

To read the first chapter of War of the Worlds and hear Richard Burton reading an abridged version , visit Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On Tuesday # 70

2010-09-11T23:15:00.002+01:00

Your prompt for Tuesday September 14th

This week our prompt is the first line of the traditional folk song One Misty Moisty Morning recorded by Steeleye Span in 1973

One misty moisty morning.....'

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose, and then leave the url of your post with Mister Linky and a comment

To read the lyrics of One Misty Moisty Morning and hear a live recording, visit Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On Tuesday #69

2010-09-04T19:48:00.001+01:00

Your prompt for Tuesday September7th

This week our prompt is the first words of Mark Twain’s ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ first published in 1884

'You don’t know about me.....'

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose, and then leave the url of your post with Mister Linky and a comment

For a synopsis of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and to read the first few paragraphs visit Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On Tuesday # 68

2010-08-28T22:28:00.005+01:00

Your prompt for Tuesday August 31st

This week our prompt is

the first words of Frank and Nancy Sinatra’s song Something Stupid

“I know I stand in line......”

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose, and then leave the url of your post with Mister Linky and a comment

To read the lyrics and hear Sinatra sing Something Stupid visit Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On Tuesday # 67

2010-08-21T22:40:00.002+01:00

Your prompt for Tuesday August 24th

This week our prompt is

the last words spoken by Cecil John Rhodes (1853-1902)

"So little done, so much to do."

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose, and then leave the url of your post with Mister Linky and a comment

To read lots more famous last words from Elvis to Beethoven, visit Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On Tuesday # 66

2010-08-14T21:33:00.002+01:00

Your prompt for Tuesday August 17th

This week our prompt is

the first few words of Joseph Heller’s 1961 novel Catch 22

It was love at first sight

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose, and then leave the url of your post with Mister Linky and a comment

To read about Joseph Heller and Catch 22 visit Carry on Tuesday PLUS

Carry On Tuesday # 65

2010-08-07T20:41:00.001+01:00

Your prompt for Tuesday August 10th

This week our prompt is the opening line of the song Blessed written by Travon Potts and Brock Walsh

When I think how life used to be

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose, and then leave the url of your post with Mister Linky and a comment

To read the lyrics of Blessed and listen to it sung by Christina Aguilera visit Carry on Tuesday PLUS

Carry On Tuesday # 64

2010-07-31T23:49:00.001+01:00

Your prompt for Tuesday August 3rd

This week our prompt is the opening line of Christina Georgina Rossetti’s poem Uphill

Does the road wind uphill all the way?

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose, and then leave the url of your post with Mister Linky and a comment

To read Uphill visit Carry on Tuesday PLUS

Carry On Tuesday # 63

2010-07-24T19:36:00.002+01:00

Your prompt for Tuesday July 27th

This week our prompt is a quote from the Lebanese poet Kahlil Gibran

Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose, and then leave the url of your post with Mister Linky and a comment
To read more quotes from Kahlil Gibran visit Carry on Tuesday PLUS

Carry On Tuesday # 62

2010-07-17T23:25:00.010+01:00

Your prompt for Tuesday July 20th

This week our prompt is the first line of the 2008 novel
The Invention of Everything Else by Samantha Hunt

Lightning first, then the thunder. And in between the two........

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose, and then leave the url of your post with Mister Linky and a comment

To read about The Invention of Everything Else, visit Carry on Tuesday PLUS

Carry On Tuesday # 61

2010-07-07T10:48:00.006+01:00

Your prompt for Tuesday July 13th

This week our prompt is the first line of the

Freddie Mercury song Barcelona

I had a perfect dream

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose, and then leave the url of your post with Mister Linky and a comment

To see a live recording of Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballe performing Barcelona, and read the lyrics, visit Carry on Tuesday PLUS

Carry On Tuesday # 60

2010-07-03T21:20:00.010+01:00

Your prompt for Tuesday July 6th

This week our prompt is the first line of The Soldier by Rupert Brooke

If I should die think only this of me

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose, and then leave the url of your post with Mister Linky and a comment

Next week I will be in ‘some corner of a foreign field’ myself so it’s just possible that COT may not appear on Saturday. I’ll be at the mercy of the Greek internet! I am however hopeful that I’ll manage to get it posted, so please look in as usual! Keith

To read The Soldier and learn a little about Rupert Brooke visit Carry on Tuesday PLUS

Carry On Tuesday # 59

2010-06-26T23:56:00.001+01:00

Your prompt for Tuesday 29th

This week our prompt is from the first line of The Catcher in the Rye by J D Salinger 1951

'If you really want to hear about it........'

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose, and then leave the url of your post with Mister Linky and a comment

To read about The Catcher in the Rye click HERE

Carry On Tuesday #58

2010-06-19T22:45:00.001+01:00

Your prompt for Tuesday 22nd

This week our prompt is the first words spoken in the 1959 Billy Wilder movie Some Like it Hot

"Well, nobody’s perfect”

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose, and then leave the url of your post with Mister Linky and a comment

To read about Some Like it Hot, and see the original trailer click HERE

Carry On Tuesday # 57

2010-06-12T20:13:00.002+01:00

Your prompt for Tuesday 15th

This week our prompt is the title and opening line of a William Butler Yeats’s poem

"When you are old and grey and full of sleep”

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose, and then leave the url of your post with Mister Linky and a comment

To read the poem and learn more about William Butler Yeats click HERE

Carry On Tuesday # 56

2010-06-05T22:39:00.007+01:00

Your prompt for Tuesday June 8th

This week our prompt is the opening words from Salman Rushdie’s book The Enchantress of Florence

"In the day’s last light......"

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose, and then leave the url of your post with Mister Linky and a comment

To read more about Salman Rushdie and The Enchantress of Florence click HERE

Carry On Tuesday # 55

2010-05-29T20:52:00.011+01:00

Your prompt for Tuesday June 1st

This week our prompt is

A quote from the author Tom Robbins

"It is never too late to have a happy childhood"

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose, and then leave the url of your post with Mister Linky and a comment

To read more about Tom Robbins and sample some of his other quotes go to -
http://carryontuesdayplus.blogspot.com

Carry On Tuesday # 54

2010-05-22T23:15:00.005+01:00

Your prompt for Tuesday May 25th

This week our prompt is the opening line from the Bee Gee’s song My World

'Don’t shed a tear for me'

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose, and then leave the url of your post with Mister Linky and a comment

To read the lyrics and watch a video of the Bee Gees singing My World click HERE

Carry On Tuesday # 53

2010-05-15T20:26:00.006+01:00

Your prompt for Tuesday May 18th

This week our prompt is a special one to set the tone for our first birthday here at Carry On Tuesday. Translated from Latin, it’s from good old Titus Maccius Plautus (c. 254–184 BC)!

Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words.

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose, and then leave the url of your post with Mister Linky and a comment

To read a bit about Plautus and see more of his quotes click HERE

Carry On Tuesday # 52

2010-05-08T20:12:00.001+01:00

Your prompt for Tuesday May 11th

This week our prompt is an old Danish proverb

The road to a friend's house is never long

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose, and then leave the url of your post with Mister Linky and a comment

To read more proverbs about friendship click HERE

Carry On Tuesday # 51

2010-05-02T09:37:00.005+01:00

Your prompt for Tuesday May 4th

This week our prompt is quote from The Shadow Line by Joseph Conrad, 1917

’Only the young have such moments’

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose, and then leave the url of your post with Mister Linky and a comment

To read about the novel and its author click HERE

Carry On Tuesday # 50

2010-04-23T23:55:00.005+01:00

This week’s prompt is appearing a little earlier than usual as I am taking a short vacation. Next week’s will be here a day or so later than normal. I thought the words of Richard Bach fitted the occasion rather well!

Your prompt for Tuesday April 27th

This week our prompt is quote from author

Richard Bach

'Don't be dismayed by good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again'

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose, and then leave the url of your post with Mister Linky and a comment

To read about Richard Bach

click HERE

Carry On Tuesday # 49

2010-04-18T08:06:00.001+01:00

Your prompt for Tuesday April 20th

This week our prompt is the opening line from one of John Keats best known poems

A thing of beauty is a joy for ever

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose, and then leave the url of your post with Mister Linky and a comment

To read A Thing of Beauty

click HERE

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Carry On Tuesday # 48

2010-04-11T00:10:00.004+01:00

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Your prompt for Tuesday April 13th

This week our prompt is the opening line from the 2008 novel Remember Me? By Sophie Kinsella

"How long have I been awake? Is it morning yet?”

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose, and then leave the url of your post with Mister Linky and a comment

To read about How long have I been awake?

click HERE

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2010-04-04T02:51:00.002+01:00

Welcome to our new home! Due to technical difficulties with the old site I had to create a new one. The original site will remain in place, but no further prompts will be added to it. Sorry for any inconvenince, let's hope that this one behaves itself!

Carry On Tuesday # 47

2010-04-04T01:50:00.007+01:00

Your prompt for Tuesday April 6th

This week our prompt is the opening line from the 1949 movie Adam's Rib

"Vive la difference"

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose, and then leave the url of your post with Mister Linky and a comment

To watch the 1949 trailer and read about ADAM'S RIB click HERE