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#CreativePerspectiveChallenge Twelve Results! #writingcommunity #flashfiction #poetry

Welcome to the final post of the year for the Creative Perspective Challenge Twelve! Here are the results for this image.

This poem from Sue Wickstead will definitely get you in the holiday mood!

Santa’s calling

Come,
Come little elves
Help me pack the presents
Upon the shelves

Magic,
See the magical glow,
As white flakes are falling
Let it snow.

Stars,
Twinkling like fairy lights,
To show the way,
On our special flight.

Santa
Is calling, his sleigh is full,
The reindeer have come
And begin to pull.

Up,
Up and far away
On through the starry night
Goes Santa in his special sleigh.

Stockings,
Filled with gifts galore,
Children laughing
Opening them on the floor

Ho, Ho, Ho!
What a special sound
Off on his mission
To bring happiness all around.

Merry Christmas.

This beautiful poem is from Priscilla Bettis

BEFORE THE GIFTS

Among the trees,

knee-deep in snow,

a man stood, alone.

 

In the sky above

millions of candles

in the night’s hope, burned,

 

And snuggled in bed,

little sugar-plum children

in warm homes, dreamed,

 

And the only tears

were of joy in a manger’s

long-ago promise, unending.

 

The man prayed the gifts

in his bottomless bag reflected

the greatest Gift of all, Love,

 

Then he buttoned

his red coat against the cold

and whistled for his sleigh.

Here’s my take:

Christmas Morning

He threw up his arms in gratitude. The night had gone perfectly. Every house visited, every wish fulfilled. It was the best way to end his term, not like the one before him, who refused to leave. Nicholas smiled broadly; he couldn’t wait. Once he passed on the magic, he’d be free to go back to the stars. There in the quiet of space, she’d be waiting for him.

elves & toys left behind

everything familiar, gone

new journeys begin

 

NOTE: I have loved sharing this with you this year. Not sure if I will continue it in the new year, but this challenge has nudged some dormant creativity. I’ve been blown away by the talent that participated! I will be on break the rest of the year. May everyone have a blessed and peaceful holiday.  Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year!—Denise xo

#CreativePerspectiveChallenge Twelve #writingcommunity #flashfiction #Poetry

Here is the final Creative Perspective Challenge. I’ve enjoyed sharing this with you this year. I’m not sure if I’ll be doing it in 2026. I’m going to take some time off and decide. I’m grateful for all those who followed along and especially to those who participated.

All you have to do is write a poem or flash fiction story and post it on your website. Leave your link in the comments for the post, and I’ll post it with mine next week. If you don’t have a website and want to join in, send it to me, and I’ll post it with the results. More information here. Please read the note at the end.

Here’s the image:

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I look forward to seeing the different perspectives! The results will be posted on December 16th. Then, I’ll be going on my break. Happy creating.

NOTE:

  • Watch for two not-to-miss posts this week. The first one is on December 10th with some exciting news from Yvette Calleiro. The second post on December 11th,  Staci Trolio Cookie Exchange. See what cookies I made and the others on the tour 🙂
  • We had some very sad news in our writing community this last weekend with the sudden loss of Joan Hall. She was a good friend to many, including myself, and just released an amazing book, “The Edge of Twilight.” We can keep her close to us with her words and send prayers to her family. I will think of her every time I look at a full moon.

#CreativePerspectiveChallenge Ten #flashfiction #poetry #writingcommunity #authorchallenge

Welcome to the tenth Creative Perspective Challenge! I can’t believe only two more challenges are left this year. In honor of Halloween, I went through many haunted castles, stairs, and houses and settled on this one. Can’t wait to see what creativity comes from this.

All you have to do is write a poem or flash fiction story and post it on your website. Leave your link in the comments for the post, and I’ll post it with mine next week. If you don’t have a website and want to join in, send it to me, and I’ll post it with the results. More information here. See my updates below.

Untitled by aarigalangg from Pixabay

I’ll post the results on October 21st!

Today I’m visiting with Teri Polen for Bad Moon Rising. Love it if you would stop by and say hello. LINK

I’m also over on Story Empire today. LINK

UPDATES

  • Also, I finally got my fiber optic internet! Yay! Whole new world, but what I found is that there are many things to update to work with it. So that has been time-consuming, and I’ve filled a box with things I no longer need from my DSL and landline. That has kept me busy.
  • Please forgive my absence as I put away old phone cords and try to figure out a new security camera that hopefully the only intruders it records are bears, our resident ravens, and other forest creatures.
  • I plan to resume my regular schedule starting in November. The last two weeks of this month are booked solid. Next week, I have my youngest grandkids for their fall break, and their dog will be coming along for a couple of days. My cats will not be happy about the dog visit, but love the kids. Then, the last week of October, I’m on vacation.
  • I will still do the results next week on the 21st and have a wonderful guest posts on the 23rd and 28th!

Embrace your inner child by creating or reading. D. L. Finn (Denise)