WELCOME TO FRIDAY FICTIONEERS WHERE EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY
We are a growing community of blogging writers who come together each week from all parts of the globe to share individual flash fictions from a single photo prompt (above). The prompt goes up early Wednesday morning CST to give each writer time to compose a story by Friday. Some use the photo as a mere inspiration while others use it as an illustration. Use your imagination and think outside the box.
I suppose this is not quite the fiction genre, but just words on a page. Forgive me for the creative license i took. This is very differnt than I usually write. I saw the contrast between the crayons and the black and white photo. That was my inspiration for my writing I call: Color the World.
Color the world
Take it from black and white
and give it many colors.
So we can see the world through human eyes
and not eyes of an old camera.
So beautiful and full of contrast.
Color the world
Make people more than black and white.
Bring those old photos to life.
So we can see the difference in people
and appreciate everyone as they are.
So we can be as one.
Color the world
Throw color onto a canvas
and let me see the beauty you create.
Like a kid with crayons
in class many years ago.
Simplistic yet so beautiful.
Color the world.
Using your mind and imagination.
To make this earth a more beautiful place.
To give the world diversity,
And acceptance to these colors.
As God intended it to be.
Till we meet again. Good Day.
Mind of Shoo
Mind of Shoo 
that’s a really great poem with a wonderful message 🙂
Thanks..glad you enjoyed it. I feel bad it’s not quite in the form of fiction, but couldn’t help but write it as I saw things.
i understand what you mean.i’m the same way. 🙂 but.. you’ve no reason to feel bad. it turned out great. ^^
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I agree!
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Nice Writing, Shoo… called to mind the old Benneton commercials and their message..
Thanks..nice of you to say. I appreciate your taking time to venture over to my blog and reading my writing. TY
Shoo,
I enjoyed this poem. It has a great message…simple and sweet like the impressionable children of the world. Well done.
Tom
TY Tom. This is out of the norm for me…but this is what came to me so…….C’est Tout
I believe you should write as you feel. This is beautiful, Shoo – the crayons caught my eye and may figure in my story as well.
TY. The crayons against the black and white picture was my focus.
Dear Shoo,
Lovely sentiment in your poem. Not to worry about it not being fiction. Mine wasn’t exactly fiction this week either.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thanks Rochelle…I appreciate it. Glad you enjoyed it.
Great poem! Color the world and don’t bother with staying inside the lines. 🙂
Great point of view. I like that. Thanks for reading.
Dear Shoo,
Hypnotize us all. Great poem with a good message.
Aloha,
Doug
Thanks Doug…I appreciate the kind words. TY
Nicely done. Great sentiments.
Again Thanks! Glad you liked it.
I really enjoyed your poem and found it resonated with me. You got across the idea simply but with beautiful language and made sure it hit home. Every bit as good as a story.
Wow TY. Glad it resinated with you. Thats why we write so others can feel. TY very kind of you to say.
I loved your poetic take on this photo. Fabulous.
TY..thats very kind of you to say! I appreciate the compliment and you taking time to read these words. 🙂
Lovely use of the prompt to share your excellent thoughts. If poetry isn’t about a true event, it would be fiction and I’ve done poetry a time or two myself (once the entire things was in haiku!) Anyway, we have no Fictioneer police generally. 🙂
Glad there are no police. Thanks for the kind words. TY
If only everyone approached the world in that way. 🙂 Lovely poem!!
That is lots to ask of this world. Maybe progress is being made, allbeit slow. Thanks for the compliment. Glad you enjoyed it.
Good take on the prompt. You aimed for something good and hit it! Nice!!
TY 🙂
This is beautiful, Shoo. I especially like, “Using your mind and imagination. To make this earth a more beautiful place.” Such a wonderful message.
Thanks Debra. I am happy to hear you enjoyed it. Sometimes I think we are too focused on life to truely enjoy ourselves and what the world is offering us daily. 🙂
“to give the world diversity and acceptance of these colors” — a great message. thank you.
Glad you like that message…i wish more did.
Great poem and very clever how you worked the items in the photo in with your theme. Ron
Thanks…for the kind words about this writing.
I enjoyed the poem. Nice take on the picture. Outside the box is good. 🙂
TY Jackie. Outside the box is fun too! 🙂
Beautyful poetry and an important message. I like it.
Thanks! I appreciate your compliment. TY
You have captured the the beauty of unity with a childlike take on life. The black and white view is created and not who we are when born. Great job!!! I am motivated to continue coloring the world…yj
Very nice YJ. Thanks for the compliment.
Very creative way to combine the crayons and photo!
Thanks for the lovely comment.
good day to you too. well done.
Thanks Rich. I appreciate the kind thoughts.
Color the world…sometimes it’s not as we wish but we make the best of it…good day & lovely words here. ❤
TY so very much! 🙂
You’re welcome 🙂