99 Word Challenge for Carrot Ranch Literary Community #Poetry

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99 words, no more, no less. It’s a simple constraint, an easy-to-master literary art form, and a powerful writing tool for creatives and entrepreneurs. Writers calibrate the usefulness and beauty of 99-words through weekly flash fiction challenges.

September 12: Flash Fiction Challenge

 

Being here in the first place

The friendships we make

The lovers we take

Fighting through the storms

While an angry mother

Tries to rearrange the world we live on

The beauty of a coral reef

The sunsets, the full moon

So many gifts

The hand of a stranger offering help

The sound of a new-born baby’s cry

Life continuing

Someone will always be here

While others leave

A reminder of our immortality

Art made by a stranger’s hand

That we like to look upon

Most of all to be loved

To love in return, to live, to prosper…

©Anita Dawes

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  1. Charli Mills Avatar

    Life in a snapshot of moments. Beautiful, Anita!

    1. jenanita01 Avatar

      So glad you liked it, Charli…

  2. D. Wallace Peach Avatar

    A beautiful poem about the best of human nature.

    1. jenanita01 Avatar

      Thank you, Diana…

  3. Jacqui Murray Avatar

    Well done in 99 words!

  4. robertawrites235681907 Avatar

    A wonderfully uplifting poem, Anita.

    1. jenanita01 Avatar

      Thank you, Robbie…

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