Carry On Tuesday # 189

It's back to the classics for this week's prompt. I've taken a line from Charles Dickens' story of Nicholas Nickleby

The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of

 meeting again

Use all or some of the quote as part of your short story or poem then leave your URL with Mister Linky esquire. Why not then trot around your fellow contributors sites to see what they've made of it!

To read a little about this wonderful tale and see the star-studded trailer from the 2002 movie, go to Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On Tuesday # 188

Suddenly everybody is talking about Les Misérables the movie! The  author of the novel which inspired it was of course Victor Hugo who is also well known for his pithy one-liners!

This week our prompt is a quote from Victor Hugo

Life is a flower of which love is the honey

Use all or part of it within your poem or prose, and leave your details with Mister Linky. Then why not take a wander around your fellow scribe's sites!

To read more of Victor Hugo’s quotes, visit Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On Tuesday ~ 187

It's hard to believe, for some of us anyway, that The Beatles were in their prime 50 years ago! Their first album Please Please Me was released in March 1963, and I queued outside the HMV store in Oxford Street London to get the copy which still has pride of place in my record collection!

Our prompt this week is provided by the opening lines of The Beatles 1963 album track There's a Place

There is a place,

Where I can go

Use some or all of it in your story or poem then leave your URL with Mister Linky

 who awaits your every command. Please don't forget to have a trip  around your fellow

 scribe's sites to see what they've made of it!

To read the lyrics and listen to the track go to Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On Tuesday # 186

May I wish you all a Happy New Year, and thank you most sincerely for your continued support.

This week I've taken our prompt from a topical poem by George Bernard Shaw

I have wiped the slate clean

Use it in any way you wish within your short story or poem then leave your URL with Mister Linky.

To read the original poem visit Carry On Tuesday Plus

Carry On Christmas # 185

Our Christmas prompt comes from that all time favourite song When a Child is Born

A ray of hope flickers in the sky

Use it at the start or within your story or poem and leave your URL with Mister Linky. Then drop by your fellow contributor's sites to wish them a Happy Christmas!

To read the lyrics to the song and hear a charming version by 8 year old Connie Talbot,

 pop across to Carry On Christmas Plus

Carry On Tuesday # 184

As I looked out of my window earlier today, I saw a beautiful rainbow. It gave me an idea for this week's prompt.

We have as our prompt the title and first line of a poem attributed to the oddly named Wishes for Sale.

If I could catch a rainbow

Use it as you wish at the start or within your gem. Leave your URL with Mister Linky as usual. All that remains then is to say 'hi' to your fellow writers and see what they've made of it!

Over at Carry On Tuesday Plus you can read the poem and if it takes your fancy, listen to Peggy Lee singing 'Sing a Rainbow'.

Carry On Tuesday # 183

Thanks to everybody who contributed to Carry On while I was away. I got back from my travels a few hours ago, so normal service will now be resumed!

They say that home is where the heart is, so this week I've searched out a poem which has this as its theme. It's by Catlin L Crawford and I've used its title ....

When I think of home

Use it as you will in your short story or poem then leave your URL with Mister Linky. A visit to your fellow contributors will I'm sure be appreciated.

To read the poem which provided the prompt go to Carry On Tuesday Plus