Carry On Tuesday # 196

A song from Eric Clapton provides us with our prompt this week. It's called Let it Grow and I've borrowed its first line

 

Standing at the crossroads

 

Use the words at the start or within your short story or poem then leave your URL with Mister LInky. Please remember to visit your fellow writer's sites to see how they have used it.

 

To read the lyrics and hear the song go to Carry On Tuesday Plus.

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Carry On Tuesday # 195

It's back to John Lennon this week for our prompt. 

All you need is love

Use the words as you will then leave your URL with Mister Linky. Please take time out to visit your fellow writers sites.

To read the lyrics and watch a live recording of The Beatles  singing All you need is love, pop across to Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On Tuesday # 194

This week I have taken the first two lines of a poem by Tupac Amaru Shakur, known also by his stage name 2Pac, for our prompt.

Sometimes when I'm alone
I cry

Use some or all of the words within your story or poem then hand your URL to Mister Linky. Be sure to visit your fellow writers and leave them a comment so they know you've been!

To read about this remarkable artist, read the poem and listen to a sung version, go to Carry On Tuesday Plus
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Carry On Tuesday # 193

It's back to the Beatles this week for our prompt. It is the title and first line of one their best loved songs

In my life

Use it any way you wish as part of your poem or short story, then leave your URL with Mister Linky. You may then like to set off around your fellow contributor's sites to see what they made of it. Happy writing!

To read the Beatles words and hear the song go to  Carry On Tuesday Plus
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Carry On Tuesday # 192

I've gone for another quote this week. It's from the actress Vivien Leigh best known for her role as Scarlett O'Hara in the classic movie Gone with the Wind

Life is too short to work so hard.

Use it as you will as part of your story or poem then leave your URL with  Scarlett O'Linky. If time permits take a look at your fellow scribes' contributions.

To read a few more humorous quotes about work by well known people go to Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On Tuesday # 191

This week our prompt is a quote from the 19th Century poet and politician Percy Bysshe Shelley

Fear not for the future
Weep not for the past

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 would be appreciated!

To read a little about Shelley's famous book The Confessions of Max Tivoli, meet

 me at Carry On Tuesday Plus!

Carry On Tuesday # 190

This week we have the title of one of Abba's songs as our prompt. It was one of their lesser known recordings until it was featured in the film Moulin Rouge sung somewhat endearingly by Pierce Brosnen.

When all is said and done

Use it as you will within your story or poem, then hand over your URL to Mister Linky . Don't forget to trot around your fellow contributors sites to see how they've used it.

To read the lyrics and listen to the original and the movie versions go to Carry On Tuesday Plus

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