At my ‘Dome Poetry Group’ (here in Geelong) the prompt is to write a poem (any form) inspired by a phrase on the last page of a book. (Reveal the source.) I chose “Another Yellow Door” by C Flaherty Brown, and below is the last phrase in her book, followed by my ‘Fictional Poem’, Miles From Home.
Miles From Home
Today
I went left, instead of right
No matter what direction
Or decision I choose
At the end of day
There will be night
My time to rest
And remain out of sight
Tomorrow
I shall take the backroads
Miles away from my troubled life
Miles and miles
Beyond those evil eyes of strife
Tonight
I will sleep under the stars
With my loyal companion
Now
He gives me that inquisitive stare
“Don’t look at me like that
I know mate, I know
I should never have left the wife”
Ivor Steven © September 2022
Ivor.Plumber/Poet 
Adventure awaits when taking a different path…
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Thanks Dale … I thought I’d try a piece of fiction ✏️📒🤗
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😊
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A long tale, concisely told. I enjoyed this short story.
The following lines alone offer a kind of relief, and are worth being remembered as mantra during difficult times:
No matter what direction
Or decision I choose
At the end of day
There will be night
My time to rest
And remain out of sight
Very nice!
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Thank you for thoughtful comments … and yes I like my introduction piece too 🤗📒✏️
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Your character is sympathetic, Ivor! I find myself hoping for a reconciliation between him and his wife. The poem also made me think of Frankie, always by your side and always on your side!
🙂
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Thank you Cheryl … I found writing a piece of fiction interesting.. 🤗🌏📒✏️
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What a wonderful prompt! And your fiction write is great, Ivor! Such vivid word-pics and emotions…and leaves me wanting more. Which is a good thing! 🙂
Great photo and powerful song!
I’m trying to remember, in the photo…the little one at the gate??? A cousin?
(((HUGS))) 🙂
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Ahh .. the little one at the gate is my older brother Danny, and house is the old original “Tullawalla” … I’m pleased you enjoyed my piece of fiction … something different for me, hopefully, the poetry group will like it, at Sunday’s meeting … and I am hoping to be fit enough to attend 🤗📒✏️💕🌏📖
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Yes! Your brother! 🙂 Such a sweet photo!
I’m sure your poetry group will like it! And I do hope hope hope you can attend! 🙂
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I hope so .. my progress is still slow, but I think I’ll be good enough … I’m sure the will be good for me 🤗🌏📕
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you never know what you’ll discover
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Yeah … I hope Colleen approves of my poem 🤗📒🚪
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I have no doubt she’ll love it and be flattered
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Thanks … 🤗📒
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Rest is what the weary body and soul needs. Rest to recuperate, rest to rediscover oneself in all shades, black and white, that define the entity we call “Self.” And in the end, we are recharged to surge forward in life once again.
— Greatvampire
http://www.friendsofthegreatvampire.wordpress.com
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I really enjoyed this little detour from your usual themes. 🙂
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Thanks Sue .. my fiction poem was something different … and using Colleen’s finale phrase from her book was a good prompt for my story 📖🤗✏️
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Traveling down these alternative routes of our lives, thinking we might end up where we’re not, but we still, get to, where we’re, going in the end.
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Nice, Ivor
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Thank you Ryan
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Ivor! You always surprise me 🙂 Thank you for the shout out. And I adore your poem.
I have a secret to tell you….when I wrote Another Yellow Door I used names of my grandchildren as some of the characters in the book. The book was finished when I was told there was another grandbaby on the way. And his last name is going to be MILES! So I capitalized the M in Miles to include him in the book. 🙂
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Yeah for Miles … and I’ll be presenting my poem to the Dome poetry on Sunday morning, I hope they like it as much as you … a fictional poem is something different for me, but it’s received fantastic reviews on my website 📖✏️📒🤗⭐️
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I am sure they will! How could they not! 🙂
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I like the prompt and where it took you: an interesting, creative tale!
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Thank you Ingrid .. a different piece of writing for me , 🤗📖
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