It’s time again for Kat Myrman’s wonderful challenge to tax our creative souls. Just take her photo prompt and write a story, inspired by it, in 280 characters or fewer.
Here is this week’s prompt and my contribution. Check out all the fabulous entries here.
I told you not to mess with that laser gun again, now look what you’ve done. You’ve made a hole in the sky!
How are you going to explain that to your Probation Officer?
Alien space ships are falling through. That big orange one just burned straight through a double decker bus!
Oh, I do so enjoy this challenge from Helen, which, for this week, gives us the subject of EARTH.
Now, I’m sure you will all agree that our Earth is extremely precious, and we seem to be doing our collective best to destroy all that is good around us.
One singer who was very aware, and protective of, our Earth, was John Denver. A great many of his songs told of Earth issues that he loved, and he gathered many of these together, in 1990, in an album called “Earth Songs.”
I have not chosen any of these, however. I have, instead, chosen an extremely rare song. I believe it was only performed once, in Windstar Symposium in 1995 and never got published.
He had been playing around with the first two lines for over 5 years, and had only completed the song just before the performance. It’s so new that you can see that he has to search for the words at about the 4.50 point on the recording. (which, amusingly is “help me find the way.”)
I do hope that you enjoy it, and I do hope that we learn to heed the message before it’s too late!
Healing time on Earth (John Denver)
Let the mountains talk, let the river run There is wisdom here, there is much to learn There is much to know, much to understand In this healing time all across the land
You have heard my songs, oh so many years You have laughed with me, washed away my tears You have shared my joy, you have felt my pain In this healing time, walk with me again
Through these darker days on this narrow line Help me find my way, help me see the signs I am not afraid, I am not alone You have taught me well, you have brought me home
Let the mountain speak, let the rivers run As the world awakes to the rising sun In each brand new day, in our own rebirth In this healing time on our Mother Earth
Let the mountains talk, let the rivers run There is wisdom here, there’s so much to learn In each brand new day, in our own rebirth In this healing time for our Mother Earth In each brand new day, in our own rebirth In this healing time, here on Mother Earth
Oh, I do so enjoy this challenge from Helen, which, for this week, gives us the subject of 