Drops of Inspira

  Hello! Today's prompt comes from a poem that I've been working on for about a year now. Most of the time my poems come to me in snatches of inspiration, starting out with an image or a line, and then I just follow the idea until the end. Here is this month's prompt: For some reason, the word, "herald" always comes to mind when I think of this season. A picture that comes to mind is an autumn herald with a crown of colored leaves, riding through a carpet of stained-glass leaves on a horse. Anyway, musings aside, here is my response to the prompt. The poem itself was so long that I couldn't fit it on a quote graphic. Autumn Soul by Julia Garcia I am an Autumn Soul, A bright, eternal fire, A will-o'-the-wisp, in the lantern light. I'm a crown of red and green, A fairy amidst the evergreens, I'm a spire of smoke, Twisting to heavenly heights, A pumpkin patch, in a carpet of gold. I'm a sheet of diamond rain, A blanket of fog. I am a ghost on the ...

  Hello! Halfway through this month, autumn starts, and I am ready! Ready for the crisp, cool air, the changing of the trees, the smell of pies and cider floating down the main street of my hometown, marshmallows over the fire pit, hot cocoa piled high with mini marshmallows, layers and lots of blankets, and of course, pumpkin pies! When I was a kid, summer used to be my favorite season because then I was out of school and could relax. As I grew older, winter became my favorite season because of Christmas, but trying to drive on icy roads and getting snowed in before work quickly drove that away. Now, autumn is my favorite season. There's such a sense of nostalgia and timelessness about this season that makes it attractive.  I've decided to take off school for various reasons this semester, but that doesn't mean that I'm not involved in school. I'm tutoring a couple of subjects for both my brothers and a couple of other people (writing, Latin, Spanish, and piano). I...

Hi there! We're fifteen days into November, so it's time for another round of Poetry 15th! Here's the prompt for this month: Gold can either be a Christmas color, a New Year's color, or an Autumn color. This month, my response to the above prompt is a poem written to the gold tree on my walk. It's dying and so its leaves are curled up and gold, but they haven't fallen off yet. It frames a red gate and every morning, the dawn's light catches the leaves and turns them into scripts of gold. Here is my response: Please feel free to use the prompt to generate your own creativity. I'll be back later this month with a continuation to the "Know the Novel" link-up, but until then, I will see you later. Until then, -Julia Garcia/ Arysta Henry  

 Hello!  Happy October and welcome to the month of cooler temperatures and changing leaves.   The leaves haven't quite changed color in my neighborhood, but I'm celebrating in anticipation of that time.  I'm doing another Fall-themed prompt this month, this time based not only on a word, but on a particular color. Red is a warm color, not quite the temperature I associate with this season, but the color is one I associate with autumnal things like cranberry sauce and falling leaves. Here is my response. I'm so very excited to see Autumn's face again! Temperatures are supposed to drop this week, so maybe the leaves will follow suit.  I might be poking my head in later this month with some novel-ish stuff, so keep watch for that. Until next time... All the best, Julia Garcia/ Arysta Henry

  Hello and happy Autumn! I know that it's been a new season for a bit now, but last month was busy. Anyway, I had originally planned on celebrating Autumn this month. I'm going to get right down to it. Here are five things I love about Autumn. 1. The Colors Where I live, the leaves change colors. At the peak of the season, the mountains are covered in orange, red and gold. It's spectacular!  There's a piece of road right around where I live, where the tree branches arch overhead. Walking through there is like walking through a cathedral. It's glorious, especially in the late afternoon when the sun is going down. The light catches the leaves and turns everything to a reddish gold.   It's lovely taking a walk during this season. At the far end of a five-mile stretch, there's a tree with heart-shaped leaves that turns into a beautiful conflagration of red.  2. The Weather The temperatures dip to the low seventies and sixties this time of year in my part of the...

Hello! This month has been chaotic with an unusual amount of planning for next month's writing project so I apologize for the silence on here. Stories aside, I do  also write poetry which is part of the reason I look forward to Poetry 15th  every month. I had a hard time choosing the prompt for this month, but at last I settled on the unusual. This is October which has a long history steeped in weirdness. (I'm looking at you, Halloween .) Yeah, I know that it's not  Autumn-ish or even Halloween-ish or October-ish. No bright orange, red, or gold, but bear with me. Outer space is unusual too, and I love the stars! Please feel free to use the above as a prompt for your own poetry or story or whatever. If the only thing I've done is to be a drop of inspiration in your life, then I'm happy. If, however, you feel like posting your poetry result in the comment section below know that this is a PG environment. (Please, no language or sexual content.) ...

Hello everyone!  I know it's been rather quiet on here of late, but I promise you, another post is on the way. I've been wrestling with words lately, (they're not behaving themselves), and so I'm almost done with the next post. In the meantime, it is:  With Summer on the wane and Autumn on the way,  things are changing. The leaves are changing, hopefully the weather is getting cooler (not hotter), and I get to change things from Summer decor to Fall decor. Which leads me into this month's theme:  You can use this as a poetry prompt, a journal prompt or a jumpstart to kick you out of Writer's Block.  If you post your result in the comment section, please be mindful that this is a PG environment. (Please, no language or sexual content.) Here's my result:               If you liked the poem or just want to say hi, please let me know in the comment section below. Happy writing!       ...