LIGHTING UP THE PLAYFUL NIGHT SKY Sadje’s #WhatDoYouSee #WDYS Image Prompt

For this week’s #WDYS #WHATDOYOUSEE Prompt, Sadje has provided us with the image above which “shows a person holding a bright lamp in their right hand, standing alone facing a sky lit with the light of the setting sun. The night sky is making its presence known too.” Below lies my contribution to the prompt: 👇👇😁😁

LIGHTING UP THE PLAYFUL NIGHT SK

Neath the setting sun
And a playful; starlit sky
Stands one man & his lantern
Lighting up the winter’s night.

With only trees for company
And patches of melted snow
Surrounding him each side
With the warm glow of the lamp

He just stands there & waits
For what?! For when or whom?!
We’re not quite sure as yet
But something big is on it’s way

Should you wish to participate in the prompt then you can access it through the following link below: 👇👇😁😁

https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2023/05/29/what-do-you-see-188-may-29-2023/

THE FORLORN LOOKING POOCH: Sadje’s #WhatDoYouSee #WDYS Poetry Image Prompt

Image credit; Grin @ Unsplash

For the week’s #WDYS #WHATDOYOUSEE Poetry Image Prompt, Sadje has provided us with the image above which shows a Frenchie dog sitting and posing while wearing a fanny pack. Below lies my contribution to the prompt: 👇👇😁😁

THE FORLORN LOOKING POOCH

This pooch woke up early in the morn
His sagging jowls made him look so forlorn
His day seemed like a drag
So he packed up his bag
And left. Now his owner does mourn

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https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2023/05/22/what-do-you-see-187-may-22-2023/

LITTLE MAN WITH A BIG HEART: Sadje’s #WhatDoYouSee #WDYS Poetry Image Prompt

Image credit; Alisa Dyson @ Pixaby

For this week’s #WDYS #WHATDOYOUSEE Poetry Image Prompt, Sadje has provided us with the image above, which shows a young boy holding the face of a woman in his small hands and smiling affectionately at her. Below lies my contribution to the prompt! 👇👇😁😁

LITTLE MAN WITH A BIG HEART

The little boy could see
That his mum was feeling down
Wishing he could set her free
He stopped & turned around
Slowly he walked over to her
As she stooped low to greet
Old emotions began to stir
With his gesture so sweet
He cupped her cheeks in his hands
And smiled a smile so wide
His sensitive spirit was so pure
That she could have cried
“Listen mum, I can see you’re sad
And feeling down sometimes
I know that you still miss him. Dad
Well, he was one of a kind”
“I miss him too, if you must know
And the way we used to play
Together. And how he used to show
Me how to kick a ball and the way
To ride a bike on my own
Without the help of anyone
And carried me on his shoulders
When I was too tired to run!”
“But, I’m still here ya know?!
I’m the new man of the house
I’ll pick you up when you’re feeling low
Or be quite as a mouse
If you need some time to yourself
To think or have a little cry”
Her aching heart begin to melt
Swelling up with pride
She knew she’d never be alone
Would always have her little man
By her side or on the phone
Everything will turn out just grand

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https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2023/05/15/what-do-you-see-186-may-15-2023-mothers-day /

FINGER POINTING or REFLECTIVE YEARNINGS: Sadje’s #WhatDoYouSee #WDYS Poetry Image Prompt

Image credit; Jenna Hamra @ Pexels

For this week’s #WDYS #WHATDOYOUSEE Poetry Image Prompt, Sadje has provided us with this image above which shows an adult hand touching a mirror where the reflection shows the hand of a young child. Below lies my contribution to the prompt, hope ye enjoy the read! 👇😁🤞🙏😁📖

FINGER POINTING or REFLECTIVE YEARNINGS

Finger pointing
Of the right kind
Mirror reflecting
Wistful adult yearnings
For a childhood past
Power transferring
From adult to child
Or child to adult
Going forward/back in time
Like Elliot from E.T.
Getting in touch
With his younger self
Trying to put the finger on
What went wrong over the years

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https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2023/05/08/what-do-you-see-185-may-8-2023/

WEIGHT OF THE WORLD; LIFE GIVING SOURCE: Sadje’s #WhatDoYouSee #WDYS Poetry Image Prompt

For this week’s #WDYS #WHATDOYOUSEE Poetry Image Prompt, Sadje has chosen this image (for International Labour Day: May 1st) above which shows an old woman carrying two buckets of water with the help of a wooden branch over her shoulder. She is standing amidst a field of high grass. Below lies my contribution to the prompt, hope that ye enjoy the read! 🙏🤞😁📖

WEIGHT OF THE WORLD; LIFE GIVING SOURCE

When you’re so used to water on tap
It’s easy to take it for granted
That there are others out there that
Haven’t got the same resources
Whose lot in life greatly contrasted
Back & forth; back and forth
Performing a precarious balancing act
Like a wizened old trapeze artist
Carrying the weight of the world
Upon her shoulders slanted
With all of her strength & will
Carefully, just case she buck-
Ets under the pressure
For she could not afford to spill
A single drop
Of this precious; life giving source
Water to drink; water to cook
Water to wash, water to clean
It’s easy to overlook
That this is her labour
One of her daily chores
Working hard just to survive
Leaves her tired & wore
Out. But she doesn’t complain
As she wearily threads
Her familiar grassy terrain
Will probably do so
Until she’s dead.

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https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2023/05/01/what-do-you-see-184-international-labour-day/

ROCK CLIMBING FUN; CLOUD COVERED ABYSS Sadje’s #WhatDoYouSee #WDYS Poetry Image Prompt #183

For this week’s #WDYS #WHATDOYOUSEE Poetry Image Prompt, #Sadje has provided us with the image above which shows a young woman lying on the edge of a precipice. She is holding out her hand and on the edge of the image, we see a hand extended toward her. Below lies my contribution to the prompt: 👇👇😁😁

ROCK CLIMBING FUN; CLOUD COVERED ABYSS

“Go rock climbing”, they said.
“It’ll be fun”, they said.
“Look into my eyes”, I demanded!
“Does it look like I’m having fun?”
“Any more fun & I’ll be dead!
“Now reach out your hand & pull me up
Before I fall into the cloud covered abyss!”

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https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2023/04/24/what-do-you-see-183/

THE GREAT TREE: #WhatDoYouSee #WDYS Poetry Image Prompt #

Image credit; Tasos Mansour @ Unsplash

For the visually challenged reader, this image shows a crooked tree with bare branches. In the background stars in the sky can be seen forming streaks in a circular fashion.

I knew I remembered seeing this image before, from a previous #WDYS #WHATDOYOUSEE prompt back on the 10th of May 2022 so I opted for the easy/lazy route by reposting my response to that prompt. Hope that ye enjoy the read! 🤞😁🙏📖

THE GREAT TREE

Swirls of light
In the night sky
(Multicoloured
With orange; grey & black
Forming a foreboding
Yet enchanting backdrop)
Swoosh around
In rapid circular motions
Forming a vortex
With the aim of lifting
The solitary remaining tree
(The last bastion of life
In this barren landscape)
Out of it’s deeply embedded roots
By sucking it into
An alternate universe
But it would not be moved.
It was taking it’s final stand.
It’s long; sinewy roots
Digging deep into the soil
Clawing; clinging
On for survival
It’s bare; leafless branches
Stretching backwards
To form a twig shaped cape
Protecting it from the elements
The sun bleached rocks,
Surrounding the great tree
Bowed down in worship
Offering their silent; stoic support

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https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2023/04/17/what-do-you-see-182/

DARKNESS & LIGHT; INVISIBLE SIGHT: Sadje’s #WhatDoYouSee #WDYS Poetry Image Prompt

Image credit; Jake Fahad @ Unsplash

For this week’s #WDYS #WHATDOYOUSEE Poetry Image Prompt, Sadje has provided the visually challenged reader, with this image which shows a person sitting next to a tree in a wooded area. They are wearing a bright yellow hoodie. The face of the person is not visible. Below lies my contribution to the prompt, hope ye the read! 🤞🙏😁

DARKNESS AND LIGHT; INVISIBLE SIGHT

Darkness colours & inhabits him
Yet a light resides deep inside
That no one can see or has ever seen
The invisible man
Is feeling forlorn
Isolated & alone
So he dons a yellow jacket
(Just to be seen,
Just to share a little bit of that light)
Pulls his hoodie up over his head and
Sits down on the bench
Beside the treecreaper
down to one side.
Contemplating…
What it’d be like
To have a friend
And be truly seen.

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https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2023/04/10/__trashed-9/

THE LITERARY FIRE OF A BURNING HEARTH: Sadje’s #WhatDoYouSee #WDYS Poetry Image Prompt #180

For the visually challenged reader, Sadje has provided us with this week’s #WDYS image prompt which shows a shot of a mantel shelf above. There are a few photos and plants on the top and the place where there’s a fireplace is crammed full of books of various Sizes. Below lies my contribution to the prompt, hope ye enjoy the read! 🤞🙏😁📖

THE LITERARY FIRE OF A BURNING HEARTH!

From pauper on the streets
To Monarch of France
And back once more to poverty
Painted evidence of her reign,
Spectacular & tumultuous
Adorned the mantlepiece above the fireplace
Alongside a vase of green plants
And the passing time of a ticking clock.

Underneath, however, tells a very different story.
The very books that had once lit my heart on fire
And stirrred my soul
Would now light my hearth with fire
To keep the palace warm
It’s burning pages no longer to he read
This is what I’ve been reduced to.
A literary fall from Grace
The irony would be rich if I wasn’t suddenly so poor!

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https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2023/04/03/what-do-you-see-180-april-3-2023/

THE GOLDEN RUNG OF LIQUIFIED ENLIGHTENMENT: Sadje’s #WhatDoYouSee #WDYS Poetry Image Prompt

For this week’s #WDYS #WHATDOYOUSEE Poetry Image Prompt, Sadje has provided us & the visually challenged reader with this image above which shows a multicolored metallic hand which is encircled by a golden ring. This probably is a computer generated image. Below lies my contribution, hope you enjoy the read! 🤞🙏😁📖

THE GOLDEN RUNG OF LIQUIFIED ENLIGHTENMENT

Reaching for the golden rung
(In the blackness of outer space)
The highest level on the ladder
Of social status to be climbed
Of infinite knowledge to be attained
It’s out of this world!
But it’s grip proves elusive
Passing through his hands
As he seeks to grab a hold of it
They promised I could do the same things
With my new robotic hands
As I did with my normal ones
But space seemed to liquify the metal
And my hopes for enlightenment
In the process.

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https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2023/03/27/what-do-you-see-179-march-27-2024/