Writing Prompt

The rain drenched the sidewalks before the sun went down. The news played softly in the background. I had my glasses gripped to the palm of my hand, waiting for the time. I stepped each foot out the door slowly, putting the glasses on, and waiting. The moon hovered over the lightly lit sun. I took my glasses off watching the houses become blank in the moonlight. I slowly started to see a slight co...

The day seemed normal enough. As usual, you live a life of predictability in the small town of Hadlow. I could recite my day as if it was a song lyric. Wake up, go to work, get home, eat, sleep, rinse and repeat. In a place where everybody knows everybody, there was no escaping the town’s gossipers, or your nosy neighbors who seemed to mind everything but their own business (looking at you, Chad a...

Like paint on a canvas. Stars in the night sky. You can see it as clear as day yet you could just tell it _belonged._ Throughout the hazy night it grew brighter and brighter as the moon rose. The flowers untucked their petals to bask in the light and deer were peeking up at the sight.

Everything was peaceful.

Everything stopped.

The world didn’t know how much it needed the rest. The beauty and the...

Dusk is just minutes away. The sunlight is slowly drifting away. I’m sitting on my grandma’s favorite wicker chair that she used to rock in until she fell asleep. I remember sitting on her lap as a kid while shepherd would rock. I start rocking the chair as that nostalgic memory brings a smile to my face.

Night time is my favorite. I get to look up into space and remind myself of how small I am....

Ashen night consumes the day

and silence stretches for miles

it’s an otherworldly experience really

you drive

the only sound

the wheels

hitting the cement

over

and

over

and

over

and

over

and

over

you’re dozing off

But in your dream

you’re somewhere else

somewhere else completely

And colors light up the sky

Rain glistens

everything feels right

Safe

But when you wake-...

If rainbows appeared at night surrounded by the twinkling stars and illuminous moon, the colours would stand out like fireworks, cascading down to earth.

the streaks of colour giving hope to those who are stuck in the dark, a bit of hope for each day when people need it the most.

The rainbow would lead us to places we have never been, friends meeting up to drive right to the end to see what they ...

Rainbows only show in the dark

We walk on clouds in the shapes of hell

the earth falls down on us in soft pitter patters

we wake in the light of warm nights

we sleep like dead in the frozen day

Honest politicians feed us bitter truths

we peacefully chant our names and lies

they tell, gently tell us we’re right

the rich are all poor

the poor are all kings

boys grow to be young wom...

The sky is dark outside, in the middle of the night. I should be sleeping right now, but I can’t. It’s easier to stay awake when my mind is racing.

I enjoy the peacefulness of the middle of the night. The quiet and the darkness. It is then when I can finally think.

I sit up in my bed and throw the covers off. I need fresh air. It will help me relax and think.

I walk over to the other end of my ...

In this enchanting nocturnal world, the sky transforms into a celestial canvas as hues ripple through the firmament, painting a vivid masterpiece as evening descends. The air hums with a gentle rhapsody of color, a symphony of luminescent dreams. A silvery moon hangs high, illuminating the dark backdrop with its soft, ethereal glow, casting long, dreamy shadows that dance with the swaying trees.

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"Well, It's been a long day, Ace. " Silas said, turning his head as he slowly puffed on his cigar. "A long August summer at that. We should set back to my house." Ace furrowed his brows, this whole season, he had limits to everything. His games, his shows, his sleep, his power, even though it was the time of year to do just that. He bottled up his feelings in a pot, trying to keep the lid on, to l...