Welcome to Wordplay Thursday!
Here’s a writing prompt for you. It’s a simple fill-in-the-blank. You can use one word or several. Feel free to get as crazy, genre-appropriate, or as imaginative as you want. The point is to get the creative juices flowing. And it’s a good thing to dig deeper, so don’t stop at the first idea that hits you. Try coming up with at least five things.
“That flower is as fragile as _____.”
I’ll give you an example to get you started:
“That flower is as fragile as a seventh grader’s ego.”
I’d love to hear what you come up with, so please share in the comments. Oh, and please keep your posts below an R-rating. It’s a family show, after all!
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God Bless,
Brent
That flower is as fragile as:
Humpty Dumpty. That china store when the bulls walks in. The Titan’s defense. Her feelings when he handed it to her. The stemware on moving day. Her heart when she read his letter.
That flower is as fragile as my favourite Christmas ornament
That flower is a fragile as dad’s last smile
That flower is as fragile as my words
Hi Brent,
I had been considering joining NSAI for a few years, but it was your post about the tools you use for songwriting that prompted me to finally take action and join. I have been exploring their video library and your videos are the most educational and entertaining of all of them.
I wish you a very prosperous 2015.
Taylor Sappe
Well, thanks, Taylor! Those videos were a lot of fun. Hopefully, I’ll be able to start those up again on this site. We’ll see what the future holds!
God bless,
Brent
That flower is as fragile as a mending heart.
That flower is as fragile as a hundred-year old man.
That flower is as fragile as an iridescent soap bubble.
That flower is as fragile as a shipment of glass.
That flower is as fragile as a Christmas Day snowflake.
That flower is as fragile as a rainbow in the mist.
That flower is as fragile as
… a whisper
… a warm breeze on a cool afternoon
… my heart crying
… a baby’s breath
… a songwriter’s muse
That flower is as fragile as…
– jelly bean mountain
– plate glass at a javelin convention
– a widow’s smile
That flower is as fragile as:
….a butterfly’s wing
….an antique Christmas ornament
….a songwriter’s dream
….puppy love
That flower is as fragile as a baby’s kiss, as a broken heart, as an elder’s bones, as Christmas bulbs, as bone china