The Sting

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W3 Prompt #100:

Wea’ve Written Weekly

So I have just discovered the Wea’ve Written Weekly prompt on WordPress and thought I would have a go. Prompts are not just just sources of inspiration but also bring writing communities together. I find it very stimulating to see what a prompt can mean to different people. The variety of poems/prose written to a single prompt never ceases to astound me, so from time to time I have a go.

Apparently this is the centenary prompt in this series with the prompt given by last week’s “winner” Suzanne Brace. The prompt was to write an introspective poem in free verse to the theme “Stranger”. So here is my humble offering

The Sting Part 1

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The Sting Part 2
The Sting Part 3

14 thoughts on “The Sting”

  1. FIrstly, hello Stephen, Suzanne here, thank you….

    I love how the “sting in the tail” brought clarity at the end, a resolution and not a painful end, all from the encounter with the bee, the experience bringing about self discovery….

    I really enjoyed this, and lovely to meet you

    💞Suzanne

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  2. Stephen that is a beautiful take on the prompt! It was lovely that there was no malice felt despite the sting! I especially liked the line “And when we made contact for the first time/it had a devastating effect on her”. Wow.

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  5. Stephen, I’m so glad that you found W3! This is WONDERFUL.

    For me, your storytelling brilliantly portrays the interconnectedness of life and the often unexpected ways in which our actions can reverberate through the world around us. I love how you told this tale. ❤

    ~David

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      1. You’re very welcome, Stephen!

        BTW, please feel free to call me ‘David’ because that is my first name.

        The word ‘ben’ simply means ‘son of’ in Hebrew, and my father’s name was ‘Alexander’… I created my blog in his memory, you see.

        I know it’s confusing because ‘Ben’ is a common, popular name in English… I’m sorry for the confusion!

        Much love,
        David

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