Out of ideas
. . . so I’m reposting a post from nine years ago. It was a response to a prompt from a meme that is no longer active.
Tell me a
story
Tell me a
story
Of once
upon a time,
When magic
ruled the earth.
Tell it
short or tell it long,
Make it trivial
or sublime,
Write it sad
or full of mirth.
Knit a
fabric of surprise,
Blend in
truth and dreams or lies,
But make it real somewise.
Make me
laugh or make me cry,
Tell me tales
that make me sigh,
Bid me
always question, ‘Why?’
Create for
me delicious fright
Or make
me gasp in sheer delight,
And make
sure wrong is never right.
Catch a child’s
mind when you can,
Always make
your stories fun,
Then,
storytellers, you have won!
I think this was a great idea for verse but after nine years are there any ways in which you might change or improve it? For me the first four tercets work better than the last two.
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful! I usually write my posts a week in advance and unfortunately, I'm suddenly out of ideas for next week.
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing wrong with reposting from 9 years ago. The world has changed drastically since then, your old readers have probably moved into old age homes and your own history is moving on. Mind you, that is the beauty of a history or literature blog; nothing is throw outable.
ReplyDeleteLove it! I hadn't discovered your wonderful blog nine years ago so it's new to me
ReplyDeleteNothing to do with your post, but I recall that storytelling is an art — an art that I do not possess.
ReplyDeleteI like that and obviously wasn't here nine years back so I am glad you shared it.
ReplyDeleteA good story teller is a weaver of words, a maker of tapestries for our ears.
ReplyDeleteI like it! I've thought about reposting some old stuff but finding the ones I want isn't easy.
ReplyDeleteI love this - it dances with sparkling ideas.
ReplyDeleteTell me a story, tell me a story……tell me a story then I’ll go to bed. An old Frankie Laine song now an ear worm. Bedtime for me is in 4hrs - wonder if I’ll lose it before then
ReplyDeleteFirst time I’ve seen it - but there’s no harm in republishing older posts. I’ve been doing the same recently (with more in the pipeline)