Tag: up to 250 words

A wee dram

Chris Hall52 Comments

© Ayr/Gray

Ah whisky, shall I have a little dram?
Beautifully mellow – amber, tangerine, and maybe musk
Come with me – it’s a journey
Deep into the highlands

Every step you’ll take
Fading in the mist
Granite unmoved
Hiding in full view

Isle of Skye, gorgeous land, so pure
Just be… spread your wings
Kites are wheeling in the mountains
Lovely place… just breathe

Morning air is fresh
No problem
Open the door, then go
Paddling in the sea

Quite bracing, but still nice
Rather good to eat outside
Six o’clock is here
Talisker awaits

Unicorns speak:
Victor, Wellington, Xena, Yasmine and Zacharia
🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄

(100 words)

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Posted for The Unicorn Challenge, a magical challenge hosted by Jenne Gray and C E Ayr, where they provide a photo and we, in turn, provide up to 250 words.

In the forest

Chris Hall49 Comments

© Ayr/Gray

‘Come on, we can have a race between ourselves, it will be fun.’
‘Definitely, especially since our mountain bikes are best in the woods and the hilly bits.’

The two boys looked back to see the end of their village.
‘Now we are in the proper country – rolling hills and streams.’
‘It’s not too far, but far enough.’
‘Shall we go?’

They looked to each other and grinned.
‘Now it’s time to race.’
‘On your marks, set and… go!’

They went up and down and around, over a couple of streams – they were rather wet and muddy, but who minded? They were biking fast as they were riding neck and neck. Then they came to a huge oak tree in the middle of the track – one went left, the other went right… both were still neck and neck, even though the trees and bushes were getting denser and higher.

They were almost at the top of the largest hill, but suddenly a little glade opened up. The two boys stopped dead.
They mouths fell open.

And what did they see? Can you guess?
I think they will whisper…

‘We saw a couple of unicorns who darted out, and then disappeared.’
‘Did we see them, or not.’
‘Maybe it was just a double take?’

You decide! 🦄🦄

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Posted for The Unicorn Challenge, a magical challenge hosted by Jenne Gray and C E Ayr, where they provide a photo and we, in turn, provide up to 250 words.

Another little nonsense

Chris Hall40 Comments

© Ayr/Gray

Ah yes, two different specs
one for distance, and the other for close
but in the middle neither is good
especially using the computer
bloody thing.

It’s definitely not the Goldilocks effect
no, not clever at all
but now I’m thinking about breakfast
maybe some nice porridge
instant, of course!

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He’s big!

Chris Hall55 Comments

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Wow, he’s big
and beautiful,
regal too.

Staring out
on the gate,
what’s he thinking?

He’s hardly moving,
what’s going on
in his mind? (anything?)

I’m getting closer,
can I pet him??
ah – he’s purring!

That’s enough though.
He climbs down,
walking with purpose.

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A Posh Neighbourhood

Chris Hall42 Comments

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‘Hey, look at this place, it’s very posh.’
‘I don’t think we have been here, have we?’
‘Definitely not.’
‘Still we can mosey around, since it’s the holidays.’

The two boys walked around one of the cul-de-sacs.

‘Oh, look at this. It’s a lovely large chameleon right next to the wall.’
‘It’s not real.’
‘No, but it’s very cute.’
‘That wall is pretty tall, and it goes all around the house and the garden I suppose.’
‘I bet it’s really nice.’
‘Do you think we would be able to go inside?’
‘Shall we find out?’

The two boys knocked on the door and rang the bell.
And waited.

‘No answer.’
‘Try again.’
‘Okay. ‘

‘No reply.’
‘Maybe we can climb up, and over?’
‘Shall we try?’
‘Hmm, don’t think so – bound to be court.’
‘Yip, you’re right.’

They stared for a bit.
‘Did we try the handle on the door?’
They tried, both of them; but no luck.
However, they saw something.

And if you look very closely, beneath the handle, you can see a tiny unicorn.🦄

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Carousel

Chris Hall47 Comments

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‘Oh gosh… look up. There’s something very wrong up there.’
The two boys stared for a bit, and then they walked around the carousel.
‘That’s what she has lost, and it’s a terrible shame, don’t you think?’
‘It was so windy and wet, the rain had been pouring all night.’
‘It was very dark and there was a great storm lashing around, remember?’
They continued to look up.
‘She isn’t afraid though, despite what happened. She is still proud and she holds her head up high.’

The two boys walked around again.
‘I wonder what happened though? I mean, she’s still a horse, but…’
‘Shall we have a look?

They tried looking around the various rides, but they had no luck.
‘Oh well, at least the sun is shining now.’
‘And we can take our cagoules off.’

They look at each other.
‘Just before we go, let’s look up once again.’
‘She’s still handsome, being a horse, but really she’s a unicorn, isn’t she?‘
‘And maybe she still has some magical powers, don’t you think?

‘Okay, time to sing now, and we will show our true colours.’
‘That’s right, we’re red!’

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PS – it’s football – and it’s Liverpool (where we used to stay)

And also a song from Carousel – a musical hit!

When you walk through a storm
Hold your head up high
And don’t be afraid of the dark

At the end of a storm
There’s a golden sky
And the sweet silver song of a lark

Walk on through the wind
Walk on through the rain
For your dreams be tossed and blown

Walk on, walk on
With hope in your heart
And you’ll never walk alone

You’ll never walk alone

Walk on, walk on
With hope in your heart
And you’ll never walk alone

You’ll never walk alone

Songwriters: Oscar Hammerstein II / Richard Rodgers

This Tree

Chris Hall34 Comments

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Come on, let’s go and see this great big tree. It’s very old, as well. Well, so they said.
Okay, it’s probably fun. But who said that?
Does it matter?
Well, I guess not.

A little later...

Wow, it’s so tall, and wide. Let’s walk around.
Ooh, we can peer inside.
More than just peer, we can get in it.
Should we do that? I mean, is it safe?
It will be fine. Come on, don’t be a wimp!
Okay, I’ll come.

And then they both jumped together.

Oh, that’s odd.
What do you mean, odd.
Well… it looks bigger inside than it did before.
It’s bigger inside than outside?
You mean…
Look up there.
Oh.
Oh.

They looked at each other, and then they looked up again.

It’s a…

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What do you call it?

Chris Hall42 Comments

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I enter the room, not much there
I see a broom… or maybe, call it a brush?

I would much rather have an easel here

I’ll use a big, big brush to paint
and using many colours

and of course
it’ll be totally abstract!

my husband – the artist

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This Vista

Chris Hall50 Comments

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two weeks
in a lovely villa
pristine and beautiful

a poem, maybe
or perhaps a very short story

meanwhile, I’m going down
to get some shopping
and writing a couple of postcards

back up now
heave and strain

I’ll be so fit
by then

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Shipping Forecast

Chris Hall41 Comments

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How many years have we been playing?
Oh yeah, lots of years.
We’ve almost finished all the paper from our Xerox box.
Yep, that’s right, all those scores that we’ve scored!
Okay, who wants to start?
Hmm, see, I’ve got a ‘phone’. I’ll put it from the middle to the top – that’s 13. You.
Oh bother! I don’t usually show you this but I am so cross. I would add ‘phone’ to ‘xylo’ to make ‘xylophone’ but there is not room.
Is ‘xylo’ a word?
Not sure, but I’m not going to use that at the moment. Hmm, muttering to myself, not putting that yet (it’s yeti), nor even ‘xyst’, which I also have – a new word a couple of weeks ago, but I will just do this: ‘heist’ – that’s 12.

Later, it’s almost one o’clock, and we have finished our game.

You need to get back, but just before we will listen to the radio. We always tune in to the BBC 4 longwave.
Okay?
There will be a very bad storm, possibly even a gale.
Time to run!

545 score – 25.01.25
our real score

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Di of Pensitivity 101 – Saturday Three Things Challenge: XEROX, XYLOPHONE, XYST and Sunday Three Things Challenge: YEAR, YETI, YEAH