A Pen
Growing up I loved to write. I wrote stories and series for myself and it would be pages among pages of hand written stories or books. I remember I had written 500 pages of a book more than ten years ago that I still open and edit. All of these were handwritten first. I would use a paper pad and a pen. I was was always very picky when it came to using the writing equipment. My journal has a specific pen I use otherwise it feels like I had committed a crime. I once bought a Swarovski pen specially for my leather journal. The weight of it was perfect, but I had written with smoother pens before. Yet, this pen reminded me that I can sparkle too because of course it had Swarovski crystals in it. I kept it in a box that I would take out every time I journaled. This was not my favorite pen though. The easiest pen I have ever used was from a company that you could purchase from Chapters/Indigo. It was called poppin because they had used bright, fun, colors to make writing supplies wonderful. I remember the first time I used it. I was in university and was in need of very good pens because I did not have a reliable laptop to carry to my classes. I picked up the box I bought and picked one out of the box. I took the little gel bead off the top that blocks the ink. I placed it on the paper and it started to flow, it was the most pleasant feeling I felt in a long time. As soon as it touched the paper the pen wanted to write more, it wrote so smoothly I immediately hid the other pens back into my backpack so no one could “borrow” it we all know that meant you were never seeing that pen again. The ink was deliciously smooth writing across my notebook. I wanted to keep going even after I was done. I started doodling and found joy in writing again. That’s how much a pen can change your day. I know it’s such an adult thing to say. I wrote with other pens too such as the frixion pens because an erasable pen that actually erases. All that’s left is the indent on the page how ingenious! I remember in elementary they were “erasable” but you could still see remnants of blue on the page and if you wrote on top of it, it looked sloppy.
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I can’t see a link here for Michelle Liew’s beautiful poem:🥹 https://customer-opinion.top/poets/mistletoe-pup%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E 🤗
https://customer-opinion.top/poets/a-christmas-wish-uvk3v0ev5%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
A limerick for you/ the prompt: https://customer-opinion.top/poets/a-christmas-limerick%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
Here is mine, Poppy- quite different than my norm. https://customer-opinion.top/poets/through-her-eyes-b9qo0q5f%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
Once again, so grateful for your prompts this year. Here's my poem for December. https://customer-opinion.top/poets/south-texas-christmas-1966%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
Here you are Poppy😁… https://customer-opinion.top/poets/a-lone-pine-cone%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
My first entry: https://customer-opinion.top/poets/oh-christmas-tree-mi3w034c%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
And poppy, here is the 2nd one. https://customer-opinion.top/poets/when-i-am-a-poet-of-you%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
Thank you very much for inspiring us poppy! Here is my link - https://customer-opinion.top/poets/perspective-matters%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
Hi, here is my newly published one for your prompt!! Thank you. https://customer-opinion.top/poets/wintry-light-wreath%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
I enjoyed this prompt. Thank you Poppy.😊💕💗 https://customer-opinion.top/poets/christmas-comes-creeping-closer%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
Haven’t done one of these in a while maybe I’ll give this one a go
Aww the last one :( I’ll add this one to my draft folder of all of these! I always return there when I have no ideas. These prompts have been amazing, Poppy. So simple yet extremely inspiring!
This was a wonderful prompt list! Here is mine: https://customer-opinion.top/poets/a-quintessential-holiday%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
Will join you, Poppy.
Here is mine https://customer-opinion.top/poets/ae-fond-kiss%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
Let's see what I come up with <3
I'll be back.
Here’s my poem… Billy’s Christmas Worry. https://customer-opinion.top/poets/billy-s-christmas-worry%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E Thank you for all the fun prompts Poppy. They have been a lot of fun.
The STARS watched as I kissed the GINGERBREAD man under the MISTLETOE before I wrapped a TINSEL around his neck and hung him from the WREATH Hehehehehe that's all I got 😝😝😝😝😝
My attempt https://customer-opinion.top/poets/not-all-that-glistens%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
Thanks Poppy! 💖 More great words… ✅ It’s been a fun year of Poppy’s Prompts. 😄 Have a lovely Christmas soonish❄️🎄.
Well done for doing this throughout the year and damn, those are some hard words to work with for a guy that doesn't celebrate Christmas. So, let's see how I can make something truly fucked up with them. Thanks for the inspiration and hope your 2024 ends on a high and 2025 starts on a high too!
Love the holiday theme words!! Thanks for hosting!! See you in a few!!!
https://customer-opinion.top/poets/snow-globe-rwofh0fo2%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E An accidental offering to include mistletoe :)