April 22, 2021, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about earthing. Put a character’s hands, feet or body and soul into the earth. Who needs recharging? What happens between the interaction? Go where the prompt leads!
For this prompt I have imagined a letter from Mother Nature/ Earth/ Gaia to us all. This is part of the Carrot Ranch Challenge.
My Children
I tried to warn you, painted warnings on walls and billboards with letters 20ft tall screamed, shouted and made a fuss.No one listens at all.The blooms are out in winter and summer flowers peek in spring. Snow falls in summer and sometimes in spring.You’re heading for another drought your reservoirs almost dry yet you let precious water waste. It’s starting with the the smaller things but soon you will suffer too. This green planet that you call home is dieing. I’m so tired and you just ignore my warning. From a dieing Mother nature.
My word it’s Wednesday again and time for Ronovanwrite’s Weekly Décima Challenge. Ron says “You may, if you wish, make some kind of link between the Haiku Challenge prompt of (BRANCH and Swift). and this Décima Challenge of NOISE in the C rhyme line. This means you could write a haiku post using the prompt words. Then do a Décima post using this week’s prompt uniting the two with a common message.“
The 2 CHALLENGES are SEPARATE but CAN BE combined if YOU CHOOSE to do so. I choose to link. Here is my Haiku.
Swaying in the wind root and branch. Time dances endlessly along Punctuated by song bird’s song All is written noughts left to chance. The Forrest sees all of life’s dance. Nature likes to watch the eons chase. Across her planet at such pace. She knows her cycle will repeat Winter’s bitter cold, Summer’s heat. Nature is happy by God’s grace
We are diminished as a whole Like ever decreasing circles Drifting out to Gaia’s center Gentle ripples in times echo Resounding loudly as they go We’ve nearly lost fight it’s true Blackening the earth and skies too Can we escape the sands of time Or will the bells ring out deaths chimes. Is there anything we can do.
