Words for Wednesday

The lovely Delores at Under the Porch Light had been running this meme for a considerable period of time, week after week.   Computer issues led her to bow out for a while and I took over.  When Delores' absence looked like being more permanent I begged and cajoled for other volunteers to share providing the prompts, and Words for Wednesday became a movable feast.  Sadly Delores has (temporarily I hope) discontinued her blog, though we have been told that she will be back in the fullness of time.

Essentially the aim is to encourage us to write.  Each week we are given a choice of prompts: which can be words, phrases, music or an image.   What we do with those prompts is up to us:  a short story, prose, a song, a poem, or treating them with ignore...  We can use some or all of the prompts.

Some of us put our creation in comments on the post, and others post on their own blog.  I would really like it if as many people as possible joined into this fun meme.  If you are posting on your own blog - let me know so that I, and other participants, can come along and applaud.

This month the prompts will be published here.

Months ago Olga Godim sent me some amazing photographs of paintings saying that they would make great prompts.  She is right.

I am going to spread them out.  One today, and one next week. 

This first one was painted by Alfred Stevens (1823-1906).  

Intriguing isn't it?

Then to some words:

1. exhibition;
2. feelings;
3. bewitching;
4. captive;
5. gushing; and
6. candle

And a phrase, from a poem by Carl Sandburg:

'The fog comes on little cat feet.....'.

I am really looking forward to seeing what you make from one or more of these prompts.