Here, at the centre of the stone circle, looking towards the rising sun and channelling the power of the converging ley lines through my naked feet, I inhale the scents of selene and artemesia. The spirit of Gaia is within me; my journey begins.
Flying like a great winged eagle, I am guided by her sacred compass. I feel the strength of surging ocean currents and the might of spitting, smouldering volcanoes; she shows me the signs, the patterns I should follow. Now I know what must be done.
Teeming hominids
Gaia has shown me the way:
penance will begin.
Image credit: Marc Szeglat, Unsplash
Written in response to two challenges:
– Di of Pensitivity101‘s Wednesday’s Three Things Challenge – DONE, LOOKING, PENANCE
– Denise Farley of GirlieOnTheEdge‘s Sunday’s Six Sentence Story Word Prompt – JOURNEY
I have also set myself the additional challenges of confining my piece to 100 words exactly and writing this, now ongoing story, in the haibun form. Just for fun!
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luna's on line 
Wow.
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Thanks, Di 🙂
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Great addition Chris
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Thank you, Sadje!
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My pleasure 😉
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Superbly evoked poetry
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Thanks so much 🙂
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you’re welcome ❤️
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Wonderful
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Thank you, Gary 🙂
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Fabulous💖💖👏👏👏
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Thank you!
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Wonderful combination of prompts!
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Thank you 🙂
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Great empowering story!
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Thanks, Tom!
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I’m channeling the speaker’s power as I read!
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Wield it with care, Liz!
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Great job
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Great!! Very powerful. This was a difficult word.
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Thank you! Bending words to the will of the story is my mental workout for the week.
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Nicely done and the image is perfect for this bit of Greek mythology.
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Thanks, Pat!
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Powerful!
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Thank you, Romi 🙂
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‘Teeming hominids…penance will begin”
“ruh ro”
There’s a bad moon on the rise (to borrow a CCR lyric.
Good Six
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Thanks, Clark! Definitely trouble on the way 😉
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Some of us have been doing penance for a while. Excellent six.
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…and more of it to come! Thanks, Mimi 🙂
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I’m a bit nervous now! “Penance” can also mean punishment. But what that is, is a mystery…. until the next Six! 😀
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The ‘hominids’ will be quaking soon… 😉
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Uh-oh, this sounds like it’s going to get scary!😬
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Hope so 😉
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I like those smoldering volcanoes just itching to erupt.
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It won’t take much…
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Excellent. Teeming hominids and smouldering volcanos – better watch out. Ancient Goddess powers + elements + nature = a mighty force.
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Thank you! Things are definitely hotting up… 😉
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Great bunch of challenges – nailed 🙂
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Thanks so much, Sunra!
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Lovely imagery. I wonder if we will ever learn the truth about Gaia, our ancestors and our origins.
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Thanks, Tony! So many mysteries…
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This is so beautiful Chris.
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Evocative. I just want to read more of it
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Thanks so much, Jude! I shall be offering more later today (Gaia willing). 🙂
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On my weekly binge on your blog Chris so stand by. Thank you for selene and artemesia. Added to my knowledge bank with immediate effect!
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I thought you might enjoy those, Matthew!
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Aye you’ve got me pegged alright!
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Feeling the energies of the Earth to such an extreme must give one a boost, Chris. I may have to try that myself! 🙂
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I read somewhere recently that it’s important to stand on the ground outdoors in bare feet for a little while each day. Mind where you’re walking though, Tom!
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Yes… that’s good for both the soul and the sole!
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😀 😀 😀
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Interesting. ‘I inhale the scents of selene and artemesia. The spirit of Gaia is within me; my journey begins.’
Powerful. Amazing 100 word story.
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I’m touched by your lovely feedback, Kritika 🙂
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You are awesome Chris. Always enjoy your writings. My pleasure 🙂
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🙂 😀
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