And into the massive abyss

I fell.

A world within a mind,

a universe untouched.

Reality is all my own –

this is now a dream awakened.

Those men come marching –

their faces of ticking clocks,

though backwards with time,

spinning wildly.

They open their mouths to me.

And, like fireworks,

out erupts a flock of songbirds,

carrying with them a tune that ignites the magic from within my soul.

A serenade for me.

Then –

the great eagle descends.

Watch how the oaks bear their arms

for his perch.

And I revel in this mastery,

this mystery.

The giant bird sits –

he watches my pondering,

and stares at my thoughts.

The limbs of those trees

extend far beyond their own capabilities now

as they strip me bare

to this fantastic, colorful land.

A liveliness in nature.

A parade of faceless images appear –

and under the ashen smoke, the navigate their dance so precisely.

So uniquely. The intrigue stroking at my sanity.

The luminescent soldiers come forward now,

touching me.

But what a wondrous surprise in their cuff to my flesh!

Making me quiver

in only what I could imagine a great holiness to be.

A metallic, 4-dimensional rainbow bursts alive –

oh, how it streaks about so confidently

along the innocent blue skies.

Its glowing spirit of essence

illuminating the mossy earth below my feet.

I feel it awaken -

a childhood memory to everything the universe has eyed upon,

all it had ever felt,

and it covers me.

A warm, safe blanket.

Security. Peace.

I am not afraid,

sheathed in a gloss of an ever-living dream.

And, oh, how so tenderly it cradles me in its arms –

I can taste upon the breast,

and of the life inside,

as those distant, soothing melodies venture towards my ears.

I can feel the swell

of a new evolution begin.

A renewal.

A birth.

The wings of the eagle spread –

and how exquisitely they are seen,

displayed bravely,

as they shine of a peacock’s dandy nature.

I see.

Falling down upon me,

twirled sensually in an emotional vision,

is a dimly lit brightness lost in the freedom of a feather’s flutter.

Painted.

Artistically captured

though its intensity to never be shown face.

It surely is a vision to behold!

I stand,

and with newfound eyes I see,

the beauty in me.

As the festive dance of a perfect season’s day expands,

and ever so cheerfully,

a bewilderment that lays in the anarchy of happiness reincarnates –

and how that old and mutated cocoon shed itself

from the pricks of my skin!

For I now have wings!

The eagle calls to me –

I follow.

This place is now my own;

a belonging.

Hello, Writers and Dear Readers.

Big and fat Monday, as usual. Challenge of the Week CCXXV is here since yesterday, but we make it official across the airwaves in our new video, along with the winner of last week's CotW, as well as shedding some light on two talents new to Prose. To greet them with a martini, and to just tune in to poke at the talking monkey, the link is waiting beneath the new Challenge of the Week's right below this sentence.

https://theprose.com/challenge/14026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeqBJTqsl88

And.

As always.

Thank you for being here.

-The Prose. team

Hello, Writers and Dear Readers.

What do you do when the words hibernate? This question leads a trio of styles on the channel today. Here's the link to these brilliant and beautiful beasts of talent and eye.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80KKL4r9RhI

And, and always...

Thank you for being here.

-The Prose. team

Hello, Writers and Dear Readers.

Happy Mom Day!!!! Our new Challenge of the Week is up and active, and here's the link. This should be some good reading... https://theprose.com/challenge/14006

On the channel today, we announce the CotW, formally, and feature a piece by the beautiful brain of Beccawaits and one from the illustrious Bunny Villaire.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ij-JFI9p_to

And.

As always.

-Thank you for being here.

-The Prose. team

Hello, Writers and Dear Readers.

In today's video, we feature a first on Prose. A three-way tie for the CotW! We also announce the winners of last month's CotM, and announce the prompt for number 39, along with a look at a challenge from one of our greats! Here's that video link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyGAyxTeb-M

And here's the new Challenge of the Month.

https://theprose.com/challenge/14000

And.

As always.

Thank you for being here.

-The Prose. team

Hello, Writers and Dear Readers.

In today's video, a couple of our favorites help welcome in some new blood from around the globe. Here's the link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbiNjQA3DM8

And.

As always.

Thank you for being here.

-The Prose. team

Hello, Writers and Dear Readers.

In todays's vid, FreetobeMe fades into Ledlevee, with a fade into not one, but TWO talents from England. It was a pleasure. Here's the vid.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=St7qBcuf5MU

And.

As always...

-Thank you for being here.

-The Prose. team

Hello, Writers and Dear Readers.

On the channel today, we congratulate last week's winner, and officially announce the new Challenge of the Week, and let the new blood know who's who in the admin zoo.

Here's the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA03jVqp9Hc

And here's the link to CotW CCXXIII.

https://theprose.com/challenge/13980

And.

As always...

-Thank you for being here.

-The Prose. team

OK. Now that Batmaninwuhan and I have patched up our differences we are taking ourselves to task of configureening the proper space craft. And we're almost done.

It's made of plastics: Polycarbonate siding, polyvinyl sheathing, polyehtylene wrappers, polyeurethane varnish, and other polymers tucked throughout in the crevices. All recycled. Plus styrofoam and elastic. We recycled/ reclaimed/ reused/ and reduced everything ourselves. Still fresh but not tacky. I think...

As a satellite myself, micro pocket size, I am pouring over the details in the electronic wiring, while Batman is ramming together the final parts of the Prosedotcomnik Rocket Launcher Model ABZ: Whisper-2000-the-Better-to-See-U-Clap-on Clap-Offer.

It has a livestream webcam in front behind and on all sides in and exterior. Fish Eye, and surround sound. It's going to be a spinoff to the Prose YouTube channel, maybe...

Procketeer itself is shaped like a Blimpie and has a megaphone to announce us to on-coming traffic in case anybody misses us. We're THAT big.

Batmaninwuhan says he's not sure if anyone wants to onboard, actually, but the thing is just about ready, and I have confidence so I'm calling in some newbies for support:

@CharlieWrites ...to test the feel of the walls and to check we got the upholstery right

@Wilmer ...to check if we are traveling far enough to matter...

@Celeben ...to bring and help decipher the cartograph....

@HandsofFire ...to help us find imaginary creatures!

@tinad ...to help with settling live entertainment

@RamonElCamino ...to look out for the void or voids or voided

@CinnamonWhistle ...to find what's missing in outer space

@Benife1999 ...to bring extra SPLUNK-1002 study material

@Valtunk ...to keep the butterfly diary

@CoreignHoff ...to Haiku the trip when it wraps up

And @ChrisSadhill we really need your help with the celebrity guest list.

To be sure everyone at Prose is VIP welcome!! Please let me know how we should stock the refreshment bar? what music, what bonus equipment, comfort objects, or your preferred seating, who next to who? bring a friend or two...

We have like 144.7 K seats in here... and Batmaninwuhan is buildering an addition.... or maybe it's just his private compartment??? I dunno...

In any case we're heading up, and who knows what we will find? or see below?

There will be lots to write home about, of that we can be sure.

05.03.2023

ProseTrip Challenge @ChrisSadhill