Happy 2021! I hope this year treats you well. This time for the Friday Fictioneers blog challenge for 1 January 2021, I decided to try writing a poem in 100 words. Not as easy as it might seem to some, finding a good cadence and rhythm while telling a story in poetic form in exactly 100 words.
I love a challenge! So here we go…
The Photo Writing Prompt
PHOTO PROMPT © Na’ama Yehuda
Description for my blind and visually impaired readers: This is a photo of a sky full of cumulus clouds. Something’s in the lower right corner, but Im not sure what. Might be a truck shown from behind, or maybe a building.
The Inspiration
This story actually happened to me. Have I mentioned I have a tendency to stamp out evil entities on the side??? It was a flight to Dallas on my way elsewhere.
Genre: Paranormal Poetry
Word Count: 100
The Story: The Blue between the Clouds
I fly within the blue between the clouds,
Above, a puffed array of cumulus,
Like mounds of whipped cream on Grandma’s pie.
Below, a heaving, undulating mat:
Torrential rage, flashy punctuation,
And twisting winds cause chaos below.
Demonic interference joins the mix.
Playing soccer with nimbi entertains them,
Not me, the passengers, or those below.
They revel in calamity and fear.
Regular winds and lightning won’t suffice.
They mega-boom thunder’s wrath for fun,
and spark brilliant flashes with evil.
Oblivious, they play while I raise power.
I bring their game to a screaming halt
Sending them away in tiny pieces.
Thanks for reading!
Cheers to your #BLISSfulLife!!
Ronda Del Boccio
Award-winning author, photographer, and artist
About Ronda Del Boccio
Ronda Del Boccio is an award-winning and best-selling author of both fiction and nonfiction. She has been mostly blind since birth, but she never lets that stop her from doing what she wants to do. She tells transformational tales and helps visionary authors turn their dreams and imaginings into published books. See and order Ronda’s books on Amazon at Amazon..com/author/rondadelboccio.
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I, too, liked the clouds being compared to Grandma’s whipped cream on her pie…
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That was some storm!
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Interesting story that makes me think twice about getting in an airplane ever again. Happy New Year!
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Dear Ronda,
I hear Joni Mitchell’s lyrics as I read. “I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now…” Well done, my friend.
Shalom and happy new year,
Rochelle
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Well done, Ronda. I liked “mounds of whipped cream on Grandma’s pie.”
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