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Saturday, October 22, 2011

Breaking Points, A Saturday Centus

The Saturday Centus, hosted by Jenny Matlock, challenges us to write a piece within 100 words. I've bolded the prompt below. Please see the other offerings here and consider joining our fun group. Jenny ever inspires. Have a great weekend. 
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Breaking Points

I planted a little story seed

But on second thought, it was one ugly weed

So I took a break for the next year or three

Then geared up again to birth a new tree

But I lacked the right tools to give it a go

Plus storms were approaching and soon there’d be snow

Then time was the issue. There’s never enough.

I neglected my garden to tend other stuff.

Alas I decided to grab the ‘ole rake

I’d end this poem now but need a quick break...and chocolate.

33 comments:

  1. I need more than chocolate right now, sister. To keep up this pace, you KNOW we have to be STRONG WOMEN.
    xoxo

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  2. It was deep!
    It was moving!
    And then it took a Robyn chocolate turn. Awesome.

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  3. heehee

    I could use some chocolate myself right now!

    Nice work, as always.

    =)

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  4. I just skip planting story seeds and head straight for the chocolate. Chocolate never disappoints me!

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  5. Hahahaha ! That was a clever little story Robyn...very lyrical and chuckle worthy, Excellent !!!

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  6. Alex, it took about an hour (or so it felt) to end this one. Then I remember that it always works to toss in some chocolate.

    Thank you, all.
    xoRobyn

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  7. oh i love your sense of haha! we all need some chocolate!

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  8. Funny that we both tackled weeds...different weeds, but weeds nonetheless. Fun stuff. Nicely done.

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  9. Okay! Great centus, but I also know some really awesome and preTTy weeds as well! LOL

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  10. Oh just when I thought it was going to get deeper and sombre, you pored hot chocolate sauce on it...a frown gave way to a giggle. loved this highly creative, whimsical, deep and yet satirical piece

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  11. Another clever poem! In keeping with the theme, may I suggest some dark chocolate covered sunflower seeds to go with it?

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  12. Hah! Y'know what? I would have added the word "cake" before the final full top. You can never have too many rhymes in a funny poem.

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  13. love me some chocolate right now!

    yet another witty piece!

    big hugs!
    betty xx

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  14. True – there never seems to be enough time...except for chocolate breaks.
    (My current addiction? Chocolate covered marshmallow cookies.)

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  15. Ummmmm, chocolate. Maybe we should have 10 pieces in front of us when we read each other's posts. One post, one bite!

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  16. Eh, maybe your just not a tree grower, ha,ha!! I would love me some of that chocolate though. Now that's something I could get behind, ha.

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  17. Chocolate is always good for a garden break. :)
    The ending was very surprising.

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  18. GB, I didn't think of that. It's good. I really just wanted to end this and eat some chocolate, though.

    Empty Nest/Julie, I haven't seen dark chocolate sunflower seeds. But that sounds good and semi-healthy. Right?

    Thanks, all. Now I'm thinking about a chocolate garden. Mmmm.

    Have a great week.
    xoRobyn

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  19. Taking a break for chocolate is always a good idea. :) Well written!!

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  20. chocolatee is always good for a garden break :P
    nice post ^-^

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  21. All things must end with chocolate, and this was a good thing!

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  22. I'm a big fan of all kinds of poetry so I'm maybe biased but I love this poem. Great work, chocolate would be awesome for me right about now!

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  23. Ha ha, I was feeling so moved by the poem, and then ended up with a laugh and a craving for chocolate. Your poems are so clever, great work. Hope the weekend was a good one! :)

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  24. This is an interesting group activity (I went on the Jenny Matlock link and saw some other posts on there). It's nice that writers can intermingle as a community it is really what I like about blogging so much that I used to miss in my day jobs where I was mostly doing ghost writing. Hope you enjoyed your break. ;-)

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  25. haha, its a good idea, good job ;D

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  26. I am your newest follower!!! PLEASE follow me back thanks so much,

    Selena

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  27. Welcome, Selena.

    Tony, thanks for dropping by.

    Nadeem, yes, writing can be so isolating. Thank goodness for this wonderful blogosphere. Jenny's group is a special one too.

    Thank you, friends. May you have good chocolate on your next break and thereafter.

    xoRobyn

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  28. time to raid my daughter's chocolate stash believe - x

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  29. Everything goes better with chocolate! Nice job!

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  30. haha funny and clever as always.

    May you find the time for that story seed!

    =]

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  31. Dear Robyn,
    I love this poem! I am trying to write a little verse for ABC-Wednesday and it is so darn hard to get the rhythm & rhyme to work with the content. Something is always wrong with my poems that rhyme (or do not rhyme)!

    So I ate some chocolate candy to ease the frustration.

    Thank you so much for commenting on my SC-post with this same theme. Thanks also for mentioning Romantic Friday Writers, which is taking a month's break during November for members participating in NaNoWriMo. (Wish I was one of them. But I've got some papers to finish writing.)
    RFWers will resume December 2nd. They have a new blog platform:

    http://romanticfridaywriters.blogspot.com/

    In the meantime, there's always Saturday Centus, as long as Mrs. Jenny will have us!

    Hugs,
    xoxoxo
    Anna

    Anna's SC wk 77 'I planted a little story seed'

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  32. Boy, this pace'll kill for you sure, won't it?

    Loved what you did with this.

    Heck with chocolate, though. I'm heading for the tequila.

    This was fabulous!

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