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I knew a love (a writing exercise)

May 12, 2015 By Emily 27 Comments

You may remember that in December, I joined a writing group and received some writing prompts.

Then again, you may not, because I haven’t posted anything resulting from those prompts since Hoof camp in January.

Well, I got some writing going again on the weekend. Just a short, sharp snippet using one of the prompts (to get the words flowing again during a case of corporate client writer’s block).

What was the prompt? All will be revealed at the end. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy I knew a love.

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I knew a love so warm and bright.
I met her on a sunny night.

She kept me warm as the sun did set;
As the night wore on, it got hotter yet.

She woke me in the early hours;
I heard the birds among the flowers.

But now she’s gone, and the sky is grey.
Why did she have to go away?

I knew a love, and it was true.

Oh Summer, my love, how I miss you.

—

 

What would you do with the writing prompt Summer? I’d love to read it!

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: love, summer, words, writing

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Comments

  1. Leanne @ Deep Fried Fruit says

    May 12, 2015 at 6:49 am

    That’s beautiful

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    • Emily says

      May 14, 2015 at 1:11 pm

      Thanks Leanne x

      Reply
  2. Lydia C. Lee says

    May 12, 2015 at 7:05 am

    I’ve done a few on Summer for SunshineSundays – I liked that prompt because it pushed me to be more poetical than normal….lovely poem.

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    • Emily says

      May 14, 2015 at 1:12 pm

      It’s a great prompt! I always write better to a prompt.

      Reply
  3. Amy @ HandbagMafia says

    May 12, 2015 at 7:54 am

    That’s a gorgeous piece, Em.

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    • Emily says

      May 14, 2015 at 1:12 pm

      Thanks Amy!

      Reply
  4. Zanni says

    May 12, 2015 at 8:53 am

    Lovely little piece! Hmmm… I will think about doing this prompt when I have a bit more time xx

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    • Emily says

      May 14, 2015 at 1:14 pm

      I’m sure you’ll spin gold with it!

      Reply
  5. Raychael aka Mystery Case says

    May 12, 2015 at 10:33 am

    Love this Emily and just loved catching up with you on Saturday. Hope your shopping expedition afterwards worked out and can’t wait to see what you ended up going with.

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    • Emily says

      May 14, 2015 at 1:15 pm

      So great to meet you! The jumpsuit was a bust (as I thought it would be) so I’m going with an old faithful dress instead. Will share tomorrow. x

      Reply
  6. JodiGibson (@JFGibsonWriter) says

    May 12, 2015 at 10:42 am

    *tears* I miss summer already too. 🙁

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    • Emily says

      May 14, 2015 at 1:18 pm

      I do a little. But – sorry if this spoils it – I’m actually a winter baby!

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  7. Deborah says

    May 12, 2015 at 1:29 pm

    Very beautiful. The group sounds great!

    PS. I actually hate summer! 😉

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    • Emily says

      May 14, 2015 at 1:19 pm

      Thanks Deb. (And don’t tell anyone, but me too!)

      Reply
  8. Hugzilla says

    May 12, 2015 at 3:25 pm

    I don’t know, but my first thought was that it would involve beer. I definitely don’t have the heart of a poet.

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    • Emily says

      May 14, 2015 at 1:21 pm

      Hemingway would love it!

      Reply
  9. EssentiallyJess says

    May 12, 2015 at 9:02 pm

    Oh I love summer too, and I’m sad she is gone! Especially because autumn has been so cold!
    Well written Em.xx

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    • Emily says

      May 14, 2015 at 1:22 pm

      Thanks Jess. I usually love winter, but it’s nicer to slide in gently rather than dive in headfirst as has happened this year! It’s still May, for crying out loud!

      Reply
  10. Natalie @ our parallel connection says

    May 13, 2015 at 3:10 pm

    Beautiful and sweet…

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    • Emily says

      May 14, 2015 at 1:23 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  11. Grace says

    May 13, 2015 at 8:17 pm

    Very clever piece of work, Em! hou know what would be awesome? A dinner party where everyone had to write a piece of poetry based on a prompt. This one would be a winner! x

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    • Emily says

      May 14, 2015 at 1:23 pm

      That would be so much fun! I’d love to see what everyone came up with.

      Reply
  12. Vicki @ Knocked Up and Abroad says

    May 14, 2015 at 12:36 pm

    You are too good at this! I love that it goes where you may not think whilst reading through.

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    • Emily says

      May 14, 2015 at 1:27 pm

      Thanks Vicki. Glad you liked it.

      Reply
  13. Tash @ Gift Grapevine says

    May 17, 2015 at 11:31 pm

    As I was reading this I was thinking how cool would it be if these were song lyrics?! I was thinking Summer was a girl’s name. I was a bit slow to cotton on to the whole “season” thing. It’s been a long weekend and I’m jacked up on cold and flu tablets…

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    • Emily says

      June 15, 2015 at 5:46 pm

      Ah, my work is done. Exactly what I wanted everyone to think at first! x

      Reply
  14. Mel says

    May 12, 2016 at 12:22 pm

    Love that

    Reply

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