Observation

Weekly Challenges

Observation

Deadline

Wherever you are at this very moment, pause and take a breath. Use as many senses as you can to absorb your surroundings, through sight, smell, touch, hearing, and even taste. Write a descriptive poem or observation about your environment. [Photo by Roma Vallabhaneni, YWP]

Submissions

  • In The Heart Of A Storm

    The clouds churn in swirls, grey and dark. A sorrow that befalls the earth, mourning something deep and untold. A tear rolls down, cold and bitter and I weep for the misery of this darkness.

  • 2:55 PM

    The talking. The low hum of the trout tank. A few quiet people, me included. The sounds of people being scolded for their behavior at school. The cracking as I crack my fingers. The clickity-clacking of the keys on the keyboard.